"We ask all Filipinos of all faiths and ethnic groups to say a short prayer for our heroes and innocent victims who perished, for the soldiers and the civilians who are still in the battlefield, and for peace and unity for the Philippines", the AFP said in its advisory.
It is unclear whether the pro-American military went over Duterte's head in seeking USA help.
"This temporary setback has not diminished our resolve a bit", said military spokesman Col. Edgard Arevalo. "We are still validating those reports but there are strong indications", Herrera said.
Philippine troops have been fighting the Maute group, which claims allegiance to Islamic State, in Marawi for more than two weeks.
President Duterte even threatened to throw U.S. troops out of the country.
Special Operations Forces from the United States are helping the Philippine military kick ISIS militants out of a southern town.
The terrorists attacked the city on May 24, and is still well in control of the area despite attacks made by government forces.US forces have been requested to provide assistance to end the terrorist attack.
The announcement of USA help in the embattled southern region of Mindanao comes after Duterte has sought to reduce the Philippines' reliance on the United States and build much closer ties with China and Russian Federation.
Media reports said a US P3 Orion surveillance plane was seen flying over Marawi on Friday.
"Forty other marines were wounded", he said.
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The AFP said, the attack of Marawi was an attempt to capture the city, similar to what they did in November 2016 while capturing the town hall of Butig town in Lanao del Sur province.
Ominta "Farhana" Maute, the mother of Abdullah and Omar, was detained with nine other people, including two wounded men, in the town of Masiu.
Nearly the entire population of about 200,000 fled from the lakeside town on the Philippines' southernmost island of Mindanao, but beyond the checkpoints fencing it off there are still some 500-1,000 civilians trapped or being held hostage.
Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Brig. The arrest came days after her husband, Cayamora Maute, was arrested trying to enter Davao earlier in the week.
In the same vein, the military puts premium on civilian lives, unlike the lawless elements who indiscriminately fire weapons, regardless of the targets.
The original target of the military's operation in Marawi, Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, has reportedly merged his group with Maute.
In 2014, Duterte's predecessor, President Noynoy Aquino, strengthened the alliance with an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), which allowed a limited and temporary U.S. military presence in the Philippines.
Officials at a regional security conference in Singapore last week voiced concern over the rising threat from Islamic fighters in Southeast Asia, home to about 15 percent of the world's 1.57 billion Muslims.
Since May 23 when fighting began, 58 Philippines soldiers have died.
Information for this article was contributed by Todd Pitman, Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila of The Associated Press; by Ian Sayson, Andreo Calonzo and Anna Edgerton of Bloomberg News; and by Felipe Villamor of The New York Times.
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