{"id":124437,"date":"2017-10-17T01:29:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T05:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=124437"},"modified":"2025-01-19T02:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T07:44:39","slug":"philippine-military-in-push-to-defeat-last-marawi-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/17\/philippine-military-in-push-to-defeat-last-marawi-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippine military in push to defeat last Marawi fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_111937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111937\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MARAWI-URBAN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111937\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MARAWI-URBAN.jpg\" alt=\"FILE\/ Marawi City (PNA Photo)\" width=\"415\" 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