The evacuations come barely a week after the launch of Task Force Marawi – an inter-agency peacekeeping force – in the Muslim-majority capital city of Lanao del Sur.
ILIGAN, Philippines – More than 200 families evacuated for fear of terrorist attacks in Marogong town, Lanao del Sur, on Saturday, May 27, a day after authorities captured four young suspected Dawlah Islamiyah members.
A still undetermined number of evacuees also fled to Tubaran, Bayang, Masiu, Malabang, Calanogas, Bacolod-Kalawi, Lumbatan, and Marawi City, the PDRRMO said. Authorities identified two of the suspects as Muhammad Nasif and Saidi Macadaag, both 18 years old. Two others were underage – one was just 14 years old and another was 16.
Lanao del Sur police director Colonel Robert Daculan said they have deployed more troops to the Marogong area, but were having difficulties establishing communication channels in the outlying villages.
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