Battle of Marawi

Target entity: Battle of Marawi
Context triple: [Philippine Marine Corps, engagement, Battle of Marawi]

• A. Marawi
  Marawi is a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines known for its cultural significance in Mindanao and for being heavily damaged during the 2017 siege between government forces and Islamist militants.
• B. Balangiga massacre
  The Balangiga massacre was a 1901 surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops in the town of Balangiga, Samar, which led to brutal U.S. reprisals and became one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War.
• C. Battle of Bud Dajo
  The Battle of Bud Dajo was a brutal 1906 U.S. military assault on a fortified Moro stronghold in the Philippines, notorious for its high civilian casualties and lasting controversy.
• D. Battle of Mindanao (1945)
  The Battle of Mindanao (1945) was a major World War II campaign in the southern Philippines in which Allied forces fought to liberate the island of Mindanao from Japanese occupation.
• E. Spanish–Moro conflict
  The Spanish–Moro conflict was a centuries-long series of wars between the Spanish Empire and Muslim sultanates in the southern Philippines, marked by coastal raids, sieges, and resistance to colonial and religious domination.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Battle of Marawi
Target entity description: The Battle of Marawi was a five-month urban conflict in 2017 between Philippine government forces and ISIS-linked militants in the city of Marawi, marking the largest and longest urban battle in the Philippines’ modern history.

• A. Marawi
  Marawi is a predominantly Muslim city in the southern Philippines known for its cultural significance in Mindanao and for being heavily damaged during the 2017 siege between government forces and Islamist militants.
• B. Balangiga massacre
  The Balangiga massacre was a 1901 surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops in the town of Balangiga, Samar, which led to brutal U.S. reprisals and became one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War.
• C. Battle of Bud Dajo
  The Battle of Bud Dajo was a brutal 1906 U.S. military assault on a fortified Moro stronghold in the Philippines, notorious for its high civilian casualties and lasting controversy.
• D. Battle of Mindanao (1945)
  The Battle of Mindanao (1945) was a major World War II campaign in the southern Philippines in which Allied forces fought to liberate the island of Mindanao from Japanese occupation.
• E. Spanish–Moro conflict
  The Spanish–Moro conflict was a centuries-long series of wars between the Spanish Empire and Muslim sultanates in the southern Philippines, marked by coastal raids, sieges, and resistance to colonial and religious domination.
• F. None of above. chosen