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Tuesday July 23, 2019

Li Peng, Chinese Premier Known As 'Butcher Of Beijing,' Dies At 90

Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, shown here at the United Nations in 2000, has died at 90. Doug Kanter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Obituaries

Li Peng, Chinese Premier Known As 'Butcher Of Beijing,' Dies At 90

July 23, 2019 • History will likely judge that Li deserved his moniker for his role in the Tiananmen Square massacre. He appeared on television to declare martial law. After that, troops descended on protesters.

Wednesday December 13, 2017

Martial Law Extended For Another Year In Southern Philippines

Military trucks drive past destroyed buildings and a mosque in what had been the center of fighting in Marawi on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Oct. 25, days after the military declared that the battle against ISIS-linked militants was over. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Martial Law Extended For Another Year In Southern Philippines

December 13, 2017 • The move to keep martial law in the Muslim-dominated south was requested by President Rodrigo Duterte. The decree is worrisome to many Filipinos who remember a deadly era of martial law in the 1970s.

Sunday May 28, 2017

Death Toll Rises As Philippine Military Tries To Regain Control Of Marawi

Residents look at bodies found in a ravine on the outskirts of Marawi on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday. Nearly 100 people have died as the government tries to drive out ISIS-allied militants. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Death Toll Rises As Philippine Military Tries To Regain Control Of Marawi

May 28, 2017 • The siege seems to be an effort by ISIS-inspired local groups to be recognized as a province of their caliphate. The death toll since fighting began Tuesday is close to 100.