When he saw his commander holding the severed head of one of his neighbors, teenage Islamist fighter Jalil knew it was time to escape from Marawi.
Churches and homes had been ransacked, people had been shot or taken hostage, and now Philippine government troops, planes and helicopters were pounding the Islamic State loyalists who had taken over large parts of the town on May 23.
Six days into the occupation, 17-year-old Jalil said he came across a crowd of fellow fighters led by rebel chief Abdullah Maute, including a boy who looked about 10. They were cheering the beheading of a Christian from Jalil's neighborhood who was accused of being a spy.
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