Amnesty Urges Independent Probe Into Atrocities, Bombings in Battle for Philippines Marawi City

Amnesty Urges Independent Probe Into Atrocities, Bombings in Battle for Philippines Marawi City
Damaged houses and buildings are seen after government troops cleared the area from pro-ISIS insurgent groups inside the war-torn area in Saduc proper, Marawi city, southern Philippines Oct. 22, 2017. Reuters/Romeo Ranoco
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MANILA—The war in the Philippine city of Marawi saw Islamic terrorists execute civilians or use them as human shields, while military air strikes killed non-combatants and may have been used in excess, an Amnesty International report said on Friday, Nov. 17.

The investigation by the rights group on the bloody five-month battle was based on interviews with 48 witnesses from September until early November and called for an independent inquiry.