国际英语资讯:Philippine govt to intensify offensive to quell IS terrorists: military
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="Islamist">Islamist</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sympathizers">sympathizers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Delfin">Delfin</span> <span word="Lorenzana">Lorenzana</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="Mindanao">Mindanao</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="Mindanao">Mindanao</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="legislature">legislature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ardent">ardent</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Filipino">Filipino</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="strive">strive</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="decisively">decisively</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expeditiously">expeditiously</span>," <span word="Lorenzanna">Lorenzanna</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Lorenzana">Lorenzana</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="fold">fold</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="crooked">crooked</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="let">let</span>-<span word="up">up</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span>-<span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="violators">violators</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sympathizers">sympathizers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span>-<span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 700 <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="affiliated">affiliated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="overran">overran</span> <span word="Marawi">Marawi</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 23, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="airstrikes">airstrikes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crush">crush</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insurgents">insurgents</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> 600 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> 105 <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="policemen">policemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> 428 <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="and">and</span> 45 <span word="civilians">civilians</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> 40 <span word="civilians">civilians</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 23, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>.</p>
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