Philippine army in final push against ISIL-linked Maute in Marawi

The Philippine military is preparing for the final assault against the Maute armed group in the southern city of Marawi.

The Philippine military is preparing for the final assault against the Maute armed group in the southern city of Marawi.

After a three-month siege, the fighters – who are linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group – now control only a 500sq metre area. But the full extent of the destruction is only now becoming clear.

Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan reports from Marawi city in the southern Philippines