Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege

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http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/fTqqGVvXvhFEw6TKvySroQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6c99aef0b78e4b678ba097d2dc55f122.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippine-congress-extends-martial-law-south-amid-siege-102715650.html)MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Congress on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the president's appeal for martial law in the south to be extended to the end of the year to help troops quell a two-month siege by Islamic State group-linked militants and stamp out similar extremist plots in the volatile region.



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