Philippines’ Duterte: I Didn't Ask U.S. for Counter-ISIS Aid
OUT OF THE LOOP
Says he didn’t know U.S. forces were providing aid in besieged Marawi City.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he “never asked” the United States for help in battling and ISIS insurgency in Marawi City, adding that he was unaware that U.S.