Some escapees say bodies of residents have been left in the streets, some for weeks, and civilians are distressed by Government air strikes and artillery bombardments that have reduced parts of Marawi to rubble.

The protracted seizure has worried the region about the extent the Islamic State's agenda may have gained traction in the southern Philippines, which is more used to banditry, piracy and separatism, rather than radical Islam.

Citing accounts of seven residents of Marawi City who either escaped or were rescued, the military said some hostages were forced to convert to Islam, carry wounded fighters to mosques, and marry militants of the Maute group loyal to Islamic State."This is what is happening inside, this is very evident," military spokesman Jo-Ar Herrera told a news conference.

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