Marawi Siege

Summary Battle of Marawi

• The Battle of Marawi (Filipino: Labanan sa Marawi), also known as the Marawi siege (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa
Marawi) and the Marawi crisis (Filipino: Krisis sa Marawi),was a five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi, Lanao
del Sur, that started on 23 May 2017, between Philippine government security forces and militants affiliated with
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Salafi jihadist groups.The battle
also became the longest urban battle in the modern history of the Philippines.
• Maute group militants attacked Camp Ranao and occupied several buildings in the city, including Marawi City Hall,
Mindanao State University, a hospital and the city jail. They also occupied the main street and set fire to Saint
Mary's Cathedral, Ninoy Aquino School and Dansalan College, run by the United Church of Christ in the Philippines
(UCCP). The militants also took a priest and several churchgoers hostage.

• The Armed Forces of the Philippines stated that some of the terrorists were foreigners who had been in the
country for a long time, offering support to the Maute group in Marawi. Their main objective was to raise an ISIL
flag at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol and declare a wilayat or provincial ISIL territory in Lanao del Sur.

• On 17 October 2017, the day after the deaths of militant leaders Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon, President
Duterte declared Marawi was "liberated from terrorist influence". Then on 23 October 2017, Defense Secretary
Delfin Lorenzana announced that the five-month battle against the terrorists in Marawi had finally ended.
Duration of the war
• 23 May – 23 October 2017 (5 months)

Location
• Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
Casualties
• 978 militants killed(13 foreigners)
• 12 militants captured (1 foreigner)
• 168 government forces killed(12 by friendly fire)
• 1,400+ government forces wounded
• 87 civilians dead (40 due to illness)

Affected Citizens
• 471,023 displaced individuals
• 101,001 Affected Families
Results
• Decisive Philippine government victory
• Failure of the militants to establish a provincial ISIL territory (wilayat)
• Martial law declared in Mindanao until 31 December 2017,later
extended until 31 December 2018, extended anew until 31 December
2019
• Isnilon Hapilon, Abu Sayyaf leader and ISIL Emir in Southeast Asia, is
killed by the Philippine Special Forces
• All seven Maute brothers killed by the Philippine Army
Damaged Infrastructure
• The battle left the city in ruins with 95 percent of the structures
within the 4 square kilometers (1.5 sq mi) of the main battle area to
be heavily damaged or completely collapsed. 3,152 buildings were
completely destroyed, and 2,145 buildings were partially to heavily
damaged due to the five-month heavy bombardment during the war
Destroyed Mosques
• In ground zero alone, 25 mosques—the biggest of which is the Grand
Mosque—were destroyed or damaged during the conflict. Perhaps
what hits most the hearts and minds, the soul, that is, of the “People
of the Lake”—as the Maranaws are referred to—was the destruction
of mosques, which in Islam and among Muslims, is the center of life
of every community.
Damaged Schools
• 132 schools with 22,714 students and 2,933 teachers have been
affected by the crisis in Marawi City based on current estimates.
• Based on initial damage assessment, schools with buildings partly, or
entirely, destroyed in the Marawi fighting are as follows: Ibango
Elementary School, Marawi Pilot Central School, Dangcal Elementary
School, Lower Dansalan Elementary School, Dansalan National High
School, Raya Madaya Elementary School, Disomangcop Elementary
School, Marinaut Central Elementary School, Banggolo Central
Elementary School, and Madaya Lilod Elementary School. Damage in
those schools were initially estimated at P120 million.
City restoration

• A year of rehabilitation and restoration was made official in 2018 by the national
government, prompting cultural conservationists to point out that Maranao
architectural styles and designs should be used in all reconstructions,
rehabilitation, and restorations so that the indigenous Maranao aesthetics of the
city won't be lost in the tide of development. In 30 January 2018, it was
announced that a military camp will be established in the city, where the old city
hall will be 'replaced' by a two-story building for military personnel, worrying
conservationists of the possibility that the old heritage structures of Marawi will
be demolished instead of being restored.

• Rehabilitation will cost PHP 75 billion (USD 1.4 billion) and will be completed in
2021, according to Task Force Bangon Marawi.

• Many displaced residents remain in relocation sites on the outskirts of the city.
AID
• We need aid and donation for our city.