A soldier prays during a flag raising ceremony at the Lanao Del Sur provincial capital of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 12, 2017. Embattled Philippine troops struggling to force out Islamist militants from a southern city raised the national flag for Independence Day on June 12, in a tearful ceremony dedicated to the scores killed during the conflict. (Photo by Noel Celis/AFP Photo)
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