Philippine soldiers secure a road as they provide security for a retrieval operation of dead civilians in the outskirts of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 28, 2017.
Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate wounded fighters, helping them withstand a five-week military offensive, the army said June 27. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
