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Chapter 2: Islamic City Under Siege | Marawi Siege: Stories from the Front Lines

Marawi Bishop Edward Dela Peña’s phone rang before 8 p.m. on May 23, 2017. It was his secretary’s number calling. The bishop was away and had been waiting for news all afternoon, praying fervently that church workers at the Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi were safe from the violence unfolding in the city. ‘To my surprise, it was the voice of an angry man on the other line. He was already giving me his demands.’