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The first surprise was the sheer size of the attack on Marawi City by pro- Islamic State fighters. 

 

The crisis since – with 360,000 people displaced, and heavy combat into its fifth month – is equally unprecedent

I used to work in the Accident and Emergency Department in Hong Kong. Sometimes I would hear my friends describe it as a "war zone". At the time I would just laugh and agree with them.

 

“Doctor, doctor! Please come immediately!” Mama Teresa, our head nurse grabbed my hand the second I jumped off the MSF car in front of the office. 

 

“Come, come!” she urged.