ISIS threat in S-E Asia

Takeover of Marawi

A street in Marawi seen through a window damaged by a bullet in May. The siege left more than 1,000 dead and half of the city in ruins. Above, left: Firearms confiscated by the authorities in Marawi. Above: Children celebrating in Mosul after Iraqi f
Militants held on to a fortified position inside Marawi City for five months, amid unrelenting air and land assaults by six army battalions. PHOTO: REUTERS
Militants held on to a fortified position inside Marawi City for five months, amid unrelenting air and land assaults by six army battalions.
A street in Marawi seen through a window damaged by a bullet in May. The siege left more than 1,000 dead and half of the city in ruins. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A street in Marawi seen through a window damaged by a bullet in May. The siege left more than 1,000 dead and half of the city in ruins. Above, left: Firearms confiscated by the authorities in Marawi. Above: Children celebrating in Mosul after Iraqi f
Firearms confiscated by the authorities in Marawi. PHOTOS: EPA-EFE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
A street in Marawi seen through a window damaged by a bullet in May. The siege left more than 1,000 dead and half of the city in ruins. Above, left: Firearms confiscated by the authorities in Marawi. Above: Children celebrating in Mosul after Iraqi f
Children celebrating in Mosul after Iraqi forces retook the city from ISIS in July.PHOTOS: EPA-EFE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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The siege of Philippine city has ended and the network that allowed ISIS to fund the attack has been decimated, but the zealotry endures