The Bato Ali mosque located within the conflict zone in Marawi City stands against a backdrop of smoke from bombs dropped at a distance last Wednesday. The Armed Forces of the Philippines has issued a statement categorically stating that it has “not bombed and will not bomb mosques in Marawi.” The Maute terror group has reportedly encamped in mosques and uses them as machine-gun and snipers’ nests. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
