Bombed-out buildings are seen as government troops board trucks in what was the main battle area in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on October 25, 2017, days after the military declared the fighting against IS-inspired Muslim militants over. Philippine troops of a southern Philippine city where Islamic State supporters waged a brutal five-month battle began leaving Marawi on October 25, as a group of journalists were given the first ever press tour of the devastated city. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
Philippine soldiers walk past destroyed buildings in Bangolo district, after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City “liberated”, in Marawi on October 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Ted ALJIBE
This photo taken on October 17, 2017 shows a Philippine flag (top C) hung from a building in tatters in Marawi./ AFP / Ted Aljibe/This photo taken on October 25, 2017, shows bombed-out buildings inside of what was the main battle area between government troops and IS-inspired Muslim militants in Marawi, Lanao del Sur province, on the southern island of Mindanao. More than 350,000 people from in and around Marawi, the Philippines’ Islamic capital, were displaced because of the conflict, which ended on October 23 when soldiers killed the remaining gunmen inside a mosque. But, with the eastern half Marawi nearly totally destroyed and concerns over bombs planted by the militants, authorities have said it could be months or even years before many people can return. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE /
A bombed-out mosque stands in what was the main battle area in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on October 26, 2017, days after the military declared the fighting against IS-inspired Muslim militants over. / AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE