53 unexploded IEDs need recovering in Marawi City

At least 53 unexploded bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are still to be retrieved in Marawi’s ground-zero as most part of the city’s war torn areas has been cleared of explosives left by the ISIS-linked Maute group, Task Force Read More …

Philippines: Search for bombs delays Marawi rehab

Government troops continue to find unexploded bombs in areas that had become battlefields during the war on terror here, delaying the start of rehabilitation efforts, according to a high-ranking military official. Col. Romeo Brawner, deputy chief of Joint Task Force Read More …

Mortar Shell, Grenade, or IED? Families returning to Marawi taught how to identify explosives

Philippine teachers on Tuesday gave families returning to the destroyed lakeside city of Marawi a course on how to identify unexploded bombs in their homes and warned them to stay clear. The five-month battle to retake Marawi from pro-Islamic State Read More …