Rappler's latest stories on Isnilon Hapilon
Eyewitness to the Marawi siege
May 23, 2017 starts as a normal day for residents living on Abu Musa al-Ashari Street in Marawi City. Little do they know their street will be the site of the city's biggest crisis.
Indonesia minta klarifikasi kepada Filipina soal WNI yang tertangkap di Marawi
Otoritas Filipina pernah menyampaikan Ilham diduga telah tewas dalam peperangan di Marawi
Marawi in 360: The Cost of War
Part 2: Experience firsthand the living conditions of the evacuees. Listen to their pain and their worries. Witness the cost of the war through the first-ever, virtual-reality war documentary on the city and surrounding towns.
Rappler Talk: Marawi after the war
What's next for Marawi now that the war is over?
Marawi in 360: Inside the War Zone
(UPDATED) Part 1: Experience firsthand what has been left by the battles in Marawi, and the challenges faced by the Philippine military through the region's first-ever, virtual-reality war documentary
The war in Marawi: 153 days and more
This page puts together Rappler's reports on the longest and bloodiest Philippine military operation since World War II
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TIMELINE: The 'liberation' of Marawi
(UPDATED) Look back at the government's actions and the military's challenges and triumphs to retake Marawi City from terrorists
DNA test confirms Hapilon's death
Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon was killed in an assault in Marawi past midnight on October 16
More than a dozen terrorists killed in Marawi
(UPDATED) At least 27 terrorists have been killed thus far in heavy fighting. Colonel Brawner says that because they 'don't have all the cadavers yet', they could not confirm if Malaysian militant Dr Mahmud is among them.
Where the Marawi war began: The safe house in Basak Malutlut
The safe house in Basak Malutlut is a silent witness to the first exchange of gunfire that triggered the war in Marawi City
IN PHOTOS: 148 days of war in Marawi City
The Islamic city of Marawi was a beacon of peace and prosperity in Mindanao, untouched by strife until the afternoon of May 23, 2017
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Robredo lauds military for Marawi liberation
Vice President Leni Robredo also calls for cooperation and unity to ensure genuine and lasting peace
FAST FACTS: Who is Mahmud Ahmad?
The Malaysian terrorist reportedly facilitated the funding for the Marawi attack and recruited fighters for ISIS
U.S. hails AFP for killing Isnilon Hapilon, Omar Maute
'The U.S. is proud to support the AFP's counterterrorism efforts in Mindanao,' embassy spokesperson Molly Koscina says
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Marawi City liberated – Duterte
(4th UPDATE) AFP Spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, however, says the war in Marawi continues. 'It will continue until armed elements are dealt with. But terrorists no longer have complete control.'
Malacañang urges remaining terrorists in Marawi to take 'road to peace'
Malacañang says it is not alone in making the call, as Muslim leaders and groups have aired the same appeal
Hapilon, Omar Maute offered millions of pesos to escape Marawi
The military believes that the nearly P1-billion loot taken by local terrorists from homes and establishments in Marawi is still somewhere in the main battle area
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Lorenzana: ‘We're not talking about lifting martial law yet’
The defense secretary says they will assess the lifting of martial law in Mindanao once troops have cleared the Marawi battle area of terrorists
Lawmakers welcome AFP's killing of Hapilon, Omar Maute
(UPDATED) With the crisis in Marawi believed to be nearing its end, lawmakers also call for the immediate rehabilitation of the war-torn city
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Top Marawi siege leaders killed in clashes
(3rd UPDATE) Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute are killed as troops assault enemy position past midnight on Monday
20 soldiers wounded in Marawi as heavy fighting continues
Another hostage is rescued as troops push on to meet another deadline to end the war
Marawi death toll breaches 1,000
Troops recover 22 bodies in a former enemy stronghold. DNA tests are conducted to see if leaders of the attack are among the cadavers.
Bodies, firearms retrieved from former Maute stronghold
(UPDATED) The military is checking if Omar Maute, one of the key leaders behind the attack on Marawi, is among those killed in Bato Mosque
The life of a Maute hostage in Marawi
Omar Maute tells his hostage Lordvin Acopio: 'Gawin mo na lang itong trabahong ito na parang humanitarian [work]. Dahil kapwa mo sila tao. Huwag mo gawin ito dahil captors mo sila.'
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Duterte claims Marawi war sparked by warrant vs drug lord
The facts on the ground, however, contradict Duterte's claim, as the Marawi war erupted after a botched raid to get terrorist leader Isnilon Hapilon
12 terrorists, 1 Marine killed in intense gun battle in Marawi
The Marine is killed by an enemy sniper while 13 of his comrades are wounded by shrapnel from improvised explosive devices
Presence of foreign fighters in Marawi confirmed by former hostage
The Indonesians were mostly bombers while the Malaysians and the Arab were fighters in the frontline, says a former hostage
Rescued Marawi priest Father Chito wants to hold mass
Father Teresito 'Chito' Soganub asked for a Bible and a rosary, among his first requests, according to the military that is still keeping custody of the priest
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The final push: Inside the Marawi battle area
Rappler Carmela Fonbuena joins the first group of journalists allowed to enter the heart of the battle area. Watch her report.
Maute ratholes, trenches revealed as troops gain ground in Marawi
In one area ratholes that can fit 5 people cut through adjacent buildings says the military
Troops retake 2nd bridge in Marawi, 3 soldiers killed
UPDATED Three soldiers are killed and 52 others are wounded as troops push forward against local terrorists to end the war that has dragged on for over 3 months
Groundwork begins for Marawi relocation site
The military says construction can go full throttle as soon as the model houses are approved
More dangerous union: Abu Sayyaf Sulu and ISIS East Asia finally align
Why is this significant?
Martial law extension won't lead to abuses – Lorenzana
UPDATED In response to calls in Congress to extend martial rule in Mindanao until 2022 Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says martial law is an extraordinary power of the Commander in Chief that must be resorted to only when warranted by our national security circumstances
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Isnilon Hapilon still inside Marawi – Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the terrorist leader may still be hiding in a mosque in Marawi City
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Gencatan senjata berakhir, perang kembali meletus di Marawi
Buronan yang dicari militer Isnilon Hapilon diduga sudah tidak berada di Marawi
FOTO: Warga Marawi rayakan Lebaran di tengah konflik perang
Bagi warga di Marawi ini menjadi Lebaran yang paling menyedihkan yang mereka kenang
Terror in Mindanao: The Mautes of Marawi
We tell the story of a family behind a homegrown terrorist group that most effectively spread the ISIS ideology in the Philippines
Isnilon Hapilon may have fled Marawi City – army
2nd UPDATE These people are suicidal Our assessment is that they will really fight to the end says Brigadier General Restituto Padilla
'Peace-loving' Muslims included in Calida terror list – expert
Balik Islam Group in the Philippines is very peaceful very democratic and very tolerant and linking them with ISIS is in fact providing them an injustice says terror expert Rommel Banlaoi
