Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) gather for an assault against the Maute militant group in Lanao Del Sur Province, the Philippines, May 25, 2017. The Philippine armed forces continued conducting surgical operations on Thursday to flush out up to 40 remnants of the Maute militant group that remain in the besieged southern Philippine city of Marawi, a military spokesman has said. (Xinhua/STRINGER)
