Marawi: city destroyed in Philippines' longest urban war

At first glance, the endless rows of devastated buildings could be the aftermath of a great earthquake."No one wanted this to happen," President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday as he declared Marawi city "liberated from the terrorists' influence" after a nearly five-month battle with gunmen loyal to the Islamic State group.A day earlier troops had tracked down and killed the Islamic State "emir" for Southeast Asia -- Isnilon Hapilon, leader of the militants.