WATCH: Security forces, Lanao del Sur execs remember 'Marawi liberation'

MARAWI CITY—Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr. on Friday morning joined police and Army forces in commemorating the 8th year after this city’s main business area was retaken from the hands of Islamic State-linked militants. Police and military personnel gathered for the commemoration rites at Kampo Ranao, headquarters of the Army’s 103rd Infantry Brigade, and where a marker bearing the names of 161 soldiers and seven policemen who perished in the government’s bid to retake the city from the militants was erected. The marker, dubbed the “Tears from the Sun” monument, honors their bravery and courage during the five-month […]... Keep on reading: WATCH: Security forces, Lanao del Sur execs remember 'Marawi liberation'