Death of IS leaders boosts battle to retake besieged Philippine city

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated October 16 2017 - 10:28pm, first published 10:21pm

The top leaders of Islamic State-aligned militants who besieged the southern Philippine city of Marawi have been killed during a battle to rescue hostages.

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