The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte apologized for the Declaration of martial law in Mindanao and promised to restore Marawi, after 4 weeks of fighting between forces of the Philippines and the ISIL militants.
"I had no choice: they destroy Marawi, I have thrown them out, but I'm sorry," said Duterte. He spoke in a temporary evacuation centre for hundreds of residents of the Northern city of Mindanao who were forced to leave their homes. "I will rebuild Marawi", - he promised.
The battle resulted in many deaths and has caused a humanitarian crisis in the country. According to the government of the Philippines, more than 330 thousand people were forced to leave their homes. Most of them found shelter with friends and relatives, but more than 16 thousand civilians were housed in the evacuation center, where state institutions are trying to provide basic needs.
One resident of the camp, 70-year-old Gut Oompa, said he did not know when they will be able to return to their homes, and whether homes in place when they return. "I'm afraid that our houses and properties were burned to ashes, and nothing could be recovered or re-used," he said.
As of 17 June, 56 people were killed in the battle. Colonel John, Dalaguete, chief physician of the military hospital in the region, told CNN that on her property during the hostilities were processed over 340 wounded servicemen.
The militants during the storming of the city, faced with government troops, and prompted Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao. The siege unfolded, when Muslims around the world began to celebrate the Holy month of Ramadan. Although the Philippines is predominantly Catholic, Mindanao has a significant Muslim population.
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