Inside Marawi - the Terror City of the Philippines

Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @iamtheabsurdist   What really happened in Marawi? In this eye-opening video, we travel deep into Ground Zero of the 2017 Marawi Siege, one of the most devastating urban battles in Southeast Asia. Once a thriving city in Mindanao, Philippines, Marawi was turned into a war zone after ISIS-linked militants clashed with the military for five long months. Today, much of the city still lies in ruins — abandoned buildings, bullet-ridden homes, mosques turned to rubble, and streets overgrown with plants. But beyond the destruction, there are powerful stories of resilience. We meet locals who survived the war, explore the no-entry zones, and witness the haunting beauty of a place frozen in time. Travel Date: May 2025 🎵 Music licensed from Epidemic Sound. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators. If you want to use music from famous artists, try Epidemic Sound to get unlimited stock music: https://share.epidemicsound.com/20vlz7 🎥 For endless stock footage and drone shots: 1.envato.market/mOojBM Travel gear: GRAYL filter drinking bottle https://alnk.to/bEk7dlD ⸻ 00:00 - Marawi; 00:50 - Getting into the city; 06:08 - Ground zero; 15:05 - The future; 18:54 - Talking politics; ⸻ Hi, I’m Jonathan Le Blanc. I’m a full-time traveler who wants to show the human side of traveling and give another perspective on how the mass media portrays certain locations to us. Let’s stay connected: ✅ Instagram: / the__absurdist ✅ TikTok: / the__absurdist ✅ Email: [email protected] ✅ Twitter/x: https://x.com/IamtheAbsurdist ✅ Facebook:   / jonathan.le.blanc.704075   💟Edited by: @Ajjouche on IG #Marawi #PhilippinesDocumentary #MarawiSiege #GroundZero #Mindanao #ISIS #WarZone #UrbanExploration #RebuildingMarawi #HiddenStories #TheAbsurdist #PostConflict #PhilippinesHistory #UntoldStories #TravelBeyondTourism