Helicopters and special forces used against Maute group fighters who have held the city on Mindanao island for two days
The Philippines military has mobilised attack helicopters and special forces to drive Islamic State-linked rebels out of a besieged southern city, with six soldiers killed in street combat amid heavy resistance.
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