AS the government seeks to end the siege of Marawi City today, Sunday, the remaining members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Maute group and their wives, along with some holdover foreign terrorists, are taking a final stand against surging government troops.

The rescue of all remaining 20 hostages from their Maute captors cleared the way for the military to launch an all-out assault against about 30 extremists who are holed up in one building in the main battle area, said Col. Romeo Brawner Jr., deputy commander of the Joint Task Force Ranao.

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