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October 23, 2017
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2017-10-23
)
(Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Battle of Marawi
The
Philippines Armed Forces
declares an end to military operations in the southern city of
Marawi
after 5 months of fighting.
(Reuters)
Syrian Civil War
The Palmyra Coordination Committee reports that 67 bodies, victims of summary execution by
ISIL
, were found in
Al-Qaryatayn
in the
Homs Governorate
in central Syria.
(AP via MSN.com)
Disasters and accidents
2017 Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Lan
makes landfall in the
Shizuoka Prefecture
of
Japan
, causing at least two deaths and 10 injuries.
(ABS-CBN News)
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