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Philippines says beheaded civilians found in rebel

MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) Five decapitated civilians were found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels on Wednesday, the military said, warning the number canada goose uk black friday of residents killed by canada goose store rebel could rise sharply as troops retake more cheap canada goose uk ground.

Philippines army buy canada goose jacket cheap soldiers return from an operation to retrieve bodies canada goose black friday sale of Canada Goose Online casualties Canada Goose Parka from uk canada goose the fighting zone in Canada Goose Coats On Sale Marawi City, Philippines June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

The discovery of the five victims among 17 bodies retrieved would be the first evidence that civilians trapped in besieged Marawi City have been decapitated during the five week stand by militants loyal to the Islamic State group, as some who escaped the canada goose clearance sale city canada goose coats on sale have previously reported.

Some 71 security forces and 299 militants have been killed and 246,000 people displaced in the conflict, canada goose factory sale which erupted after a failed attempt on May 23 to arrest a Filipino militant commander backed by Islamic State leadership.

President Rodrigo canada goose coats Duterte promised to destroy the militants in Marawi and said the Philippines was now dealing with very dangerous situation due to young Muslims inspired by the insanity of Islamic State.

they do is just to cheap Canada Goose kill and destroy, and killing in a most brutal way, he said at an event where he received hundreds of sniper and assault rifles donated by China to help the military campaign in Marawi.

enjoy decapitating people in front of cameras. Garcia did not respond to repeated requests for details.

A civilian rescue worker, Abdul Azis Lomondot, told Reuters Canada Goose Jackets body parts were found, but with proof of beheading

Military spokesman Jo Ar Herrera said bodies were found separately in two groups, of 12 and five, but he was unable to confirm if the five were beheaded.

The battle entered its canada goose clearance 36th day on Wednesday, with intense gunfights and bombing in the heart of the town and black clad fighters canada goose uk shop seen from afar running between buildings as explosions canada goose uk outlet rang out.

Philippines army soldiers guard a bridge during an operation to retrieve bodies of casualties from the fighting zone in Marawi city, Philippines June 28, Canada Goose Outlet 2017. counterparts, has much of the region on edge, concerned that Islamic State influence may run buy canada goose jacket deeper than thought.

Those fears are also being felt in Malaysia and Indonesia, whose uk canada goose outlet nationals are among the Maute group of rebels canadian goose jacket fighting in Marawi, suggesting the group may have built a cross border network that has gone largely undetected.

may increase significantly, Padilla told reporters. have been a significant number that have been seen.

Padilla said the cause of all of those deaths would Canada Goose online be committed by the terrorists

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Among those atrocities, the army says, have been residents being forced to loot homes, take up arms or become sex slaves.

Videos have appeared this month on the website of Islamic State Amaq news agency and its social media channels of hostages in Marawi pleading for their lives, saying they would be beheaded if air strikes were not stopped. Clips have also appeared of kneeling captives, shot in the head from behind.

Reuters was unable to confirm the authenticity of the footage.

The military has so far been reluctant to discuss the possibility that the real impact of the fighting on civilians could Canada Goose sale be far more severe than has been reported.

It has played down the impact of daily air https://www.topparka.ca canada goose outlet https://www.topparka.ca strikes and mortar assaults aimed at rebel sniper positions, which have reduced areas of the lakeside town to rubble and alarmed people stuck there, some of whom have said the shelling was a bigger threat than the militants.

Military spokesman Padilla said troops needed more time to finish what was a tricky mission, complicated by canada goose trapped civilians, hostages and booby traps.

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