The siege of Marawi (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Marawi),[47][48] also known as the Marawi crisis (Krisis sa Marawi)[49] and the Battle of Marawi (Labanan sa Marawi), was a five-month-long armed conflict in Marawi, Philippines, that started on May 23, 2017, between Philippine government security forces against militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), including the Maute and Abu Sayyaf Salafi j
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