Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The war in Marawi has raged for

nearly five months since it began in May.

Thousands of residents suffer from massive displacement, as the city is left

in ruins. Several soldiers and terrorists have been killed, and civilians have
died in the long-drawn-out conflict.

May 23, 2017

Government forces clashed with members of the rebel group Maute in
Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.

Reports said armed men have taken over the Amai Pakpak Medical
Center, with the group replacing the Philippine flag with a black flag,
supposedly representing the Islamic State (ISIS).

Fr. Chito Soganub, along with other churchworkers, were taken from the St.
Mary's Cathedral.

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) First Infantry Division Spokesman

Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera said Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon was among
the armed men seen in the area.

President Rodrigo Duterte, who was in Moscow to meet Russian President

Vladimir Putin, declared martial law in Mindanao, citing the attack as
possibly rebellion.

May 24
Duterte suspended the privilege of writ of habeas corpus, allowing
warrantless arrests for those connected in the crisis.

The Department of Social Work and Development in Marawi said some

residents have started to evacuate in nearby areas.

May 26
Solicitor General Jose Calida said the Maute group have foreign members,
with Indonesians and Malaysians fighting alongside the terrorists.

May 29
The Palace signs Arrest Order No. 1, ordering the arrest of more than 100
Maute members for the crime of rebellion.
This is the first arrest order issued "pursuant to martial law" in Mindanao.

May 30
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Governor Mujiv Hataman said
84,600 individuals have been displaced due to the clashes.

A video posted on the Facebook page of Bisaya News shows Fr. Chito
Soganub from the Prelature of St. Mary in Marawi City, appealing to
Duterte to withdraw "forces away from Lanao del Sur and Marawi City, and
to stop the airstrikes, your air attacks, and to stop the canyon."

May 31
Duterte approved the creation of a "peace corridor" or a secure space to
ensure the safety of civilians and humanitarian groups, spearheaded by the
implementing panels of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front.

The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) also said their fighters have
been positioned within and around Marawi City ready to help fight the
Maute.

June 1
The justice department announced more than 100 members of the Maute
and Abu Sayyaf bandits charged with murder, kidnapping, and espionage
have been ordered arrested by the government. They were also placed on
an immigration lookout bulletin.

The AFP revealed that a government airstrike mistakenly killed 10 soldiers

and wounded seven other troops in Marawi City.

Defense secretary and martial law administrator Delfin Lorenzana said

eight foreign terrorists believed to be members of ISIS were among those
killed in clashes in Marawi City.

Lorenzana also set the first deadline for the Marawi crisis --- on June 2.

June 2
AFP spokesperson BGen. Restituto Padilla said the deadline set by
Lorenzana could not be met.
He said: "Deadlines are relative to the amount of resistance that still exists
and the threat in the area."

June 5
The military said it has rescued about 1,500 civilians from the clashes, but
500 are still trapped.

Duterte also offered a P10-million bounty for Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon
Hapilon, and P5-million bounty for each Maute brother, Abdullah and Omar.

June 6
Cayamora Maute, the father of the Maute brothers, was arrested in Davao
City, pending rebellion charges.

Government forces recovered almost P80 million in cash and checks after
flushing out Maute fighters in a house in Marawi City.

June 8
Authorities arrested former Marawi City Mayor Fahad Salic for rebellion, but
he denied the allegation.

Communist rebels deployed New People's Army fighters in Marawi,

responding to Duterte's call for help.

Lorenzana ordered the arrest on charges of rebellion of 185 persons with

links to terror and rebel groups. This was the second arrest order in
connection to the Marawi crisis.

June 9
The mother of the Maute brothers, Ominta Romato Maute, also known as
"Farhana," and several others were arrested in what they call a "safe
house" in Lanao del Sur.

June 10
Thirteen Marines were killed in firefights, including the platoon commander
who recovered the P80 million in a house in Marawi.

June 12
Military members missed its earlier announcement of ending the war on
Independence Day.
June 13
The Palace confirmed it knew of the Maute group's plan to takeover Marawi
prior to the attack on May 23.

The armed forces launched #OgopMarawi to extend help to their comrades

and displaced families.

June 15
The justice department charged Ominta "Farhana" Romato Maute, former
Marawi mayor Fahad Salic, and nine other individuals with rebellion.

Adam Harvey from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, who was

covering the Marawi crisis, suffered a minor injury after a stray bullet hit his
neck.

June 19
Officials said 11 kilos of shabu with an estimated street value of up to P250
million, drug paraphernalia, and high-powered firearms were seized by the
military in a house it believed to be a Maute group stronghold.

July 14
The Provincial Crisis Management Committee said 33 displaced Marawi
residents have already died in evacuation centers due to health
complications.

July 20
Duterte visited Marawi for the first time to boost the troopers' morale.

July 22
The Senate and House of Representatives granted the President's request
to extend martial law in Mindanao until December 31, 2017.

The military missed the deadline to end the war on July 22.

July 25
Duterte said he needs P30 billion to complete the P50-billion trust fund for
the families of troops killed in the Marawi crisis.

July 29
Senator and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao met with government troops in
Camp Ranao in Marawi City, boosting their morale.

The justice department started investigating 59 people allegedly sent as

reinforcement to the Maute group.

The military took full control of Mapandi or Balo-i Bridge, one of the three
strategic bridges in Marawi.

August 4
Duterte visited Marawi for the second time.

August 13
The National Emergency Operations Center said the number of "bakwits"
or internally displaced persons in Lanao del Sur and nearby provinces has
reached hundreds of thousands.

August 14
Dozens of suspected Maute members claimed they were told by their
recruiter that they were to join the MNLF.

August 22
The Mindanao State University reopened after two hours of firefight to clear
the area.

August 24
Duterte visited Marawi for the third time, this time he gets up close in the
main battle area. Military sources said he was given "a live target," referring
to a Maute terrorist.

The military also retook Marawi's Grand Mosque from the Maute group.
The mosque, which sits at the heart of Marawi's downtown, was used as a
sniping nest against government forces. Maute fighters also holed up in the
mosque with their hostages.

August 27
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology said Maute patriarch Cayamora
died in detention.

September 1
Authorities said three soldiers were killed and 52 others were wounded
during a clash with the Maute group on the eve of Eid'l Adha in Marawi.

Armed Forces spokesman BGen. Restituto Padilla said military operations

have entered the "final push," and fighting was expected to intensify.

The Western Mindanao Command said military has retaken the strategic
Banggolo or Bayabao bridge, one of the three strategic bridges in Marawi.

September 5
The United States government pledged $15 million or roughly P730 million
for relief, recovery and rehabilitation efforts in war-torn Marawi City and its
surroundings.

September 11
Duterte visited Marawi for the fourth time.

September 17
Abducted priest Fr. Chito Soganub was rescued from his Maute captors.

September 18
The military retook the strategic Bato Ali Mosque, then one of the Maute
group's strongholds. The Mosque was strategic for Maute fighters due to its
proximity to a shopping center, where they looted food supplies. It was also
near the Lanao Lake, where fighters could escape quickly.

September 21
Duterte visited Marawi for the fifth time and showed a matrix exposing the
source of money used for the Marawi crisis.

September 23
The military has retaken the Raya Madaya or Masiu Bridge, the last of
three strategic bridges in Marawi.

September 30
The military missed the deadline set for end of September.

October 1
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian vowed to push for the inclusion of the Marawi
rehabilitation fund in the 2018 national budget.
Military missed target date to end war on October 1.

October 2
Duterte visited Marawi for the sixth time.

October 7
Civilians rescued from the Maute terrorists told the military several
hostages are still left in Marawi, with Joint Task Force Marawi saying there
may still be 60 hostages.

October 9
After multiple deadlines it has failed to meet, the military gave itself a new
one-October 15.

October 14
The military said they are still hunting 48 Maute fighters.

October 15
The military said October 15 is not a deadline but only a target date to end
the crisis.

October 16
Government forces killed Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon and Omar
Maute of the Maute group, Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana confirmed.

October 17
Duterte declared the liberation of Marawi during his seventh visit to the city.

A total of 163 government troops and 47 civilians have been killed in the
battle. A total of 847 Maute fighters have died.

A total of 359,680 people in Marawi have been displaced.

October 19
President Rodrigo Duterte and Armed Forces of the Philippines
Spokesperson Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla confirmed the death of
Malaysian militant Dr. Mahmud Ahmad.

Ahmad was a former Islamic Studies professor who had been identified as
an ISIS recruiter. The military said he is not only connected former Abu
Sayyaf Group leader Isnilon Hapilon to ISIS, but also funded the Marawi
crisis.

The military also started pulling troops out of Marawi.

October 20
A total of 288 soldiers who fought terrorists in Marawi returned home.

October 21
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed Hapilon is dead,
after the DNA from a body retrieved in Marawi matched Hapilon's. Officials
have yet to announce DNA results for Omar Maute.

Lorenzana said the same verification process will be applied to cadavers of

other suspected terrorists.

Offensives against the remaining Maute terrorists in Marawi could end by

Sunday, the military said.

October 23
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced the termination of all
combat operations in Marawi.