so-called islamic state he fought against the philippine army the islamic state had designated murali city to be its future caliphate and asia. for the 1st time since the end of the war 2 years ago as well has returned to the city. and the devil in general my men were positioned here in these buildings. and. i had 3 or 4 armed men what each of those houses keeping watch. on the other. you had to run past in the street to avoid the snipers. they were positioned on the roofs up there. alone. into what. we put together explosives in this mosque here. that there. that's the passageway to the basement. here is where we kept the hostages. if we use this card to supply the fighters with any nation. to practically anywhere in the city. the i s had promised him a decent earning and a good life for his family after 6 weeks of fighting he still hadn't seen a single pay so he surrendered the state forces offered him the equivalent of 430 euros to give up fighting now he's been released. this is i regret what i've done. you can't trust the islamic state. they promise you a better life but in the end th

heavily armed and financed by the ransom money they had been extorting for years they took over murali city the largest muslim city in the country. untrained in urban warfare it took the philippine armed forces 5 months to recapture it. in this brutal battle alone 1000 jihadists 47 civilians and 168 soldiers lost their lives. one 3rd of the city was laid to waste. since the end of the conflict in 2017 life in the intact part of murali city has resumed but its 200000 inhabitants fear fresh attacks should the jihadists return. today what was supposed to become the asian capital of the caliphate is mostly a long line of checkpoints. where your papers if you're at home. don't forget them next time. the government has sent 2000 soldiers and 3000 police officers to the region to increase the pressure on the jihadists who still haven't surrendered. the police have been searching for them for years. those who turn themselves in are 1st brought to the army's regional headquarters at the run now military camp here. these 3 former i asked fighters surrendered a month ago. as the battles engulfed miral

she hopes that the young people of murali city might learn from her story. one year. i spent one year with the islamic state. at 1st i only recruited people from my circles of friends. if i didn't know them i would try to make friends with them and gain their trust. then i would tell them about our organization and explain to them that we were fighting for islam. and for muslims rights. in total i recruited about 30 fighters. at 1st i offered them 175 euros. but then after the siege began i offered them $400.00 euros and. i love as i really thought i was doing the right thing. now i regret what i did but then adding. that i have brought shame to my family and have been down this iran but the net income me. on that was the whole i don't want to go to jail so i'm still so young i was all fine. i wish i could finish my education and get a degree from my that course. but the people of morocco we city are furious they blame those who have returned from the fighting for killing their own brothers and for bringing shame to the region to them it makes no difference if they jo

since the end of the conflict in 2017 life in the intact part of murali city has resumed but its 200000 inhabitants fear fresh attacks should the jihadists return. today what was supposed to become the asian capital of the caliphate is mostly a long line of checkpoints. where your papers here at home. don't forget them next time. the government has sent 2000 soldiers and 3000 police officers to the region to increase the pressure on the jihadists who still haven't surrendered. the police have been searching for them for years. those who turn themselves in are 1st brought to the army's regional headquarters at the run now military camp here. these 3 former i asked fighters surrendered a month ago. as the battles engulfed mirali city they informed the ins of the army's whereabouts. so what did you do before you joined the i.a.s. . you know i was a farmer. and me too i was a farmer in manila. the union there what are your families think about you having joined the i asked. they're angry very angry they can't understand. our life just isn't the same anymore. one by my family treats me like