Dansalan College is a

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-ran college in

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. The educational institution was founded by missionary, Frank Laubach in 1950. During the Marawi crisis, the college's main building Laubach Hall was reportedly set on fire by

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militants on May 23, 2017. Maute snipers occupied the college. Dansalan College was announced to have been secured by government forces on July 4, 2017.

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