Philippines: Marawi Operations Update No. 5

The fighting between government forces and the Maute group in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, has continued for more than a month now. Residential and commercial areas east of the Agus River have been damaged in the continued hostilities, based on media and ground sources. More recently, the authorities have recovered decomposed bodies, or parts of it, from the city while others in a similar state have yet to be retrieved.