marawi city philippines prayer mat chequer scarves black fatigue bullet-ridden wall mark hideout emir islamic state southeast asia spend months prepare brazen devastate militant attack region four-storey house quiet alley marawi city southern philippines secret lair isnilon hapilon late may botch military raid apprehend thousand-strong rebel alliance hold large part city five months hapilon death military operation elsewhere marawi oct. 16 catalyst end philippines long intense urban battle recent history security force move house may 23 try capture country want man come sustain attack rebel fire rocket-propelled grenades bomb-battered structure shatter windows wall-to-wall hole machine gun fire tell story ferociousthree-day battle erupt hapilon hideout promptedthe call hundreds fighters expedite plannedtakeover marawi hapilon escape large hole blast rear wall make way across rice field mosque next vast lake lanao join guerrillas community volunteer thursday show reuters house empty narrow street military believe hapilon lie low several months properties intact neighbor flee long ago time one know people people saw reason suspect anything say mohammed seddick raki live nearby volunteer say women children stay rent house visitors frequent children shoe scatter amid debris woman robe hang window inside house black shirt pant plaid scarves synonymous islamic state strew across room litter break floor tile chunk rock blast wall leave behind waterproof boot balaclava medical supply camouflage bag waistcoats typically use soldier carry rifle magazines coat think layer dust floor every room pocket-sized copy koran page stain water leak gap hole roof mosque 100 meter behind house venue annual gather marawi tablighi jamaat sunni missionary movement days fight erupt military officials say foreigners fight hapilon alliance among indonesians malaysians arab state use event cover slip marawi without raise suspicion deputy task force commander marawi colonel romeo brawner say hapilon evade security force rebel network lookouts gunmen ready defend put heavy resistance spread across large area strategically place say prepare hapilon escape last week may lead anarchy city 200,000. rebel take hostages set fire build ransack church break local jail free inmates loot armory government insufficient security force marawi prevent fighters fan across city seize hundreds build hapilon want u.s. federal bureau investigation fbi bounty head million kill army rangers night operation body retrieve battle zone heart city identity confirm fbi dna analysis city marawi destroy government air strike shell level commercial areas crush thousands shop home vehicles one could know would happen say mohamed faisal mama resident basak malutlot district hapilon hide one know famous exclusive koran boot scarves remain philippine rebel leader 's lair