Airstrikes aimed at ISIS militants holding Christians hostage kills 11 soldiers in friendly fire as army says hundreds of jihadis have escaped a blockade in besieged Philippines city
- Defence chiefs said 11 soldiers were killed in a misguided bombing mission
- The friendly fire deaths bring the number of people reported killed to 171
- Gunmen waving black flags of the IS group entered the city of Marawi last week
- President Duterte said ISIS is establishing a base in the mainly Catholic country
Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed 11 soldiers, authorities said on Thursday, as they conceded hundreds of gunmen may have escaped a blockade.
The friendly fire deaths bring the number of people reported killed to 171 since gunmen waving black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group began rampaging through the city of Marawi last week.
Shortly after the violence erupted President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law across the southern region of Mindanao, home to 20million people, to quell what he said was an IS bid to establish a base in the mainly Catholic Philippines.
But the government's narrative of being in 'full control' of Marawi took a hit Thursday when defence chiefs said 11 soldiers were killed in a misguided bombing mission.
Smoke billowing from a burning building is seen as government troops continue their assault on insurgents from the IS group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi City
Smoke rises from a fire after an air strike inside the conflict area as fighting between Islamist militants and government forces continues in Marawi city, Mindanao island on Thursday
Government soldiers are seen on a military truck as they continue their assault on insurgents from IS militants
The government's narrative of being in 'full control' of Marawi took a hit Thursday when defence chiefs said 11 soldiers were killed in a misguided bombing mission
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Armoured Personnel Carrier rides along the main street during the ongoing assault of government troops on insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi City
'It's very painful. It's very sad to be hitting our own troops,' Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters in Manila. 'It's sad but sometimes it happens in the fog of war.'
He initially said ten soldiers died but national military spokesman Brigadier-General Restituto Padilla later confirmed 11 were killed.
Lorenzana also warned that many militants may have escaped, despite checkpoints throughout the city and surrounding it.
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