In an evacuation center filled with parents running after scampering children and adults huddled together on mats, Saipoding Mariga stood alone. She was trapped in their home in the city of Marawi, in the southern Philippines, which rebels affiliated with Islamic State had seized in late May. Carlo Gabuco / For The Times Refugees from the city of Marawi staying in the Saguiaran Evacuation Center. Refugees from the city of Marawi staying in the Saguiaran Evacuation Center. But the military would later concede that it had underestimated the size and capability of the Maute group.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 23, 2017 20:23 UTC