Meanwhile, a senior member of the ISIL-linked group was arrested by the military near the coastal city of Cagayan de Oro, some 100km north of Marawi.
Ano said militant snipers had occupied strategic positions in the city and were using human hostages as shields.
Nurmantyo, speaking with reporters and military officials in the capital, Jakarta, said Indonesia needs to be aware of the movement of IS-aligned militants in the Philippines who assaulted Marawi three weeks ago because Indonesia already has sleeping cells that most likely have been long embedded in the country.
In calling for unity against terrorism, Padilla stressed that while security preparations by government are presently ample enough to prevent the Marawi violence from spreading, he said "security is a shared responsibility and the community must do its share to foil security threats".
"This is very important", Colonel Edgard Arevalo told reporters.
"There will be no more deadlines", said Padilla, referring to a promise by the military to clear the city by June 12, the country's independence day.
"I hope you understand me". He said Maute was also involved in the killing of two of six sawmill workers abducted by the militant group in April.
Duterte, who assumed the presidency in June 2016, has been highly critical of the US government, particularly of former President Barack Obama's administration.
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US troops are helping with surveillance and intelligence gathering, according to reports.
Some media reports highlighted the absence of the president at a time of serious conflict, but a spokesman said he was exhausted and needed to rest.
The embassy said that, as part of the security partnership, the USA supports the Philippines in its efforts to strengthen national defense and improve its ability to respond to natural disasters, terror threats, piracy and other transnational crimes.
The military missed its previous deadline - June 2 - to disable the militants, and deployed additional troops from Manila to join the fighting. "Nagpapasalamat na din ako, nandyan na rin", he said, in the wake a of a misunderstanding with the US.
Ernesto Abella, spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte, said the government is yet to validate reports that a foreign journalist was hit by a stray bullet in Marawi city.
The Islamic State had released a statement through spokesman Aboulhassan al-Mouhajer "congratulating" the terrorists for taking over 60 percent of the city, a claim Philippine authorities dismissed as "pure propaganda". They have sizable numbers and the ability to project force into urban areas, he said.
Marawi is the main Islamic city in the predominantly Catholic Philippines. "We pray for them".
Duterte imposed martial law over Marawi and the rest of the southern region of Mindanao, home to 20 million people, on the day the fighting erupted to head off what he said was an attempt by Daesh to carve out its own territory there.




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