菲律賓空襲造成10名士兵喪生

Philippine military officials said Thursday one of their airstrikes meant to hit Islamic State-linked militants in the southern city of Marawi instead killed 10 soldiers and wounded seven others. "The coordination was not properly done so we hit our own people," Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters.

The errant bombing was one of several airstrikes the military conducted on Wednesday as troops on the ground tried to dislodge the militants.

The violence in Marawi erupted last week when security forces tried to arrest Isnilon Hapilon, the so-called leader of Islamic State in the Philippines, and the fighters responded by taking over parts of Marawi and taking hostages.

Hapilon is one of the most wanted terrorists listed by the United States, which has posted a $5 million reward for his arrest.

The fighting in Marawi has killed at least 95 militants, 30 security forces and 19 civilians. Lorenzana said Thursday eight of the militants killed were foreigners, including Chechen and Arab fighters.菲律賓軍方官員星期四表示，他們在南部城市馬拉維實施的一次針對與伊斯蘭國組織有關的激進分子的空襲，卻導致10名軍人喪生，7人受傷。菲律賓國防部長洛倫扎納對記者說，“沒有正確協同，導致我們打了自己人。”

此次誤炸是菲律賓軍方星期三實施的幾次空襲轟炸行動中的一起。目前菲律賓地面部隊正在努力清剿激進分子。

馬拉維市的暴力活動是上週發生的，當時安全部隊試圖逮捕所謂的菲律賓伊斯蘭國組織的頭目哈皮倫，作爲迴應，該組織的武裝分子奪取了馬拉維的部分地區並劫持人質。

哈皮倫是美國最想抓獲的通緝恐怖分子。美國懸賞500萬美元捉拿哈皮倫。

在馬拉維的戰鬥已經導致至少95名激進分子、30名安全部隊士兵，以及19名平民喪生。洛倫扎納防長星期四表示，被擊斃的激進分子中有8人是外國人，其中包括車臣和阿拉伯人。