For Besieged Marawi Residents, A Brief Respite Ends In Gunfire

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A man looks on during government airstrikes in the early morning Friday in Marawi. Residents had a brief respite from the fighting Sunday, but gunfire quickly returned to the city after a cease-fire was lifted.

Partly to mark the end of Ramadan, the Philippine military declared a unilateral truce with ISIS-linked militants in the southern city. But not long after the peace expired, the violence resumed.

(Image credit: Linus G. Escandor ll/AP)

(via NPR)

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