Troops and strays, the only signs of life in ruined MarawiMARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - With vehicles crushed and overturned and buildings reduced to skeletons of mangled steel and rubble, the Philippine city of Marawi resembles the aftermath of a war that lasted years, rather than months. Except for small clusters of troops dotted amid the ruins and skinny cats and dogs scavenging for food, the heart of Marawi is a ghost town, all but destroyed by the Philippines  biggest and fiercest urban battle in recent history. Hundreds of rebels claiming allegiance to Islamic State seized large areas of the city of 200,000 people in May and clung on through unrelenting government air strikes and artillery bombardments, right until the last remaining gunmen were killed three days ago. The military escorted media on Wednesday through the ravaged streets of the once picturesque lakeside town, showing for the first time the front lines of a devastating conflict that has stoked fears of Islamic State s extremist agenda taking root in the region. The scale of the damage was stark as a convoy of vans carrying reporters and cameramen followed an army truck through one district after another, stopping off at key intersections  recently cleared of unexploded munitions and booby traps.  Wide boulevards in the city were lined by crumbling homes and shop fronts missing higher floors, with fragments of chairs, children s toys and household appliances wedged into piles of crumbled concrete. Tattered pieces of clothing poking above banks of rubble provided the only color in the mass of gutted grey buildings blackened by smoke. Vans, pickup trucks and cars were turned over, coated in rust or torn apart by bomb blasts. The militants  planning, stockpiling of weapons and their combat capability stunned government forces, who had to fight street by street to take back the city and were often pinned down by snipers and homemade bombs.  At first our forces cannot press them, they moved from one building to the next. Our concept was to restrict them - it took time, but we constricted them,  said Lieutenant Colonel Sam Yunque, a special forces commander deployed in Marawi since the beginning of the conflict.  We innovated to suppress their techniques. They were not better than us, that s why they lost.  The Philippines announced the end of combat operations in Marawi City on Monday after troops killed 42 remaining militants, including some foreign fighters. More than 1,100 people, including 165 troops and 45 civilians, died in the conflict. The government has said the rest were militants. Senior officers said they took pains to protect the multitude of mosques in what is the only designated Islamic City in the mainly Catholic Philippines. Although many escaped the pounding of daily air strikes, domes and walls were peppered with holes from heavy machine gun fire as troops sought to flush out rebels hiding within. Earlier on Wednesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised Filipino soldiers for defeating the militants without attracting allegations of human rights violations. The United States provided critical tactical intelligence in the Marawi combat operation, deploying surveillance planes and drones, thermal imaging and eavesdropping equipment. The walls were blasted away at Marawi s police headquarters where the armory was looted, and in the adjacent jail where more than 100 prisoners were freed. Close by, a mosque minaret had fallen into a mash of metal and rock. Behind it was a lone, leafless tree with only a few branches left. The militants smashed through thick layers of concrete to turn drainage channels into trenches, doubling as tunnels for fighters to move between buildings and elude surveillance drones and army snipers. Rebel-held buildings were covered with graffiti, including one of an arrow through a heart, with the message  I love ISIS , an acronym for Islamic State. But there was no love for the rebel alliance among the hundreds of jubilant soldiers at send-off ceremonies held this week as troops gradually return home. Colonel Corleto Vinluan, the commander of joint special operations, described the enemy as  rats . He said the military had gained valuable experience in urban combat and chose a strategy that took time, but ultimately paid off.   We couldn t just enter the area, it was very big, we did not know where the leaders were, we had to surround them and the area became smaller. It was that time when we really took control,  Vinluan told Reuters.  We didn t expect they ll last that long, their ammunition their firearms and their food. We learned a lot from this event, we adjusted our strategies.  They were tough fighters, some of them, but not all.   worldnews
troops stays signs life ruined marawimarawi city philippines reuters with vehicles crushed overturned buildings reduced skeletons mangled steel rubble philippine city malawi resembles aftermath war lasted years rather months except small clusters troops dotted amid ruins skinny cats dogs scavenging food heart malawi ghost town destroyed philippines biggest fierce urban battle recent history hundreds rebels claiming allegiance islamic state seized large areas city people may lung unrelenting government air strikes artillery bombardment right last remaining gunmen killed three days ago the military escorted media wednesday ravaged streets picturesque lakeside town showing first time front lines devastating conflict stored fears islamic state extremist agenda taking root region the scale damage stark convoy vans carrying reporters cameraman followed army truck one district another stopping key intersections recently cleared unexplored munitions booby traps wide boulevard city lined crumbling homes shop fronts missing higher floors fragments chairs children toys household appliances wedge piles stumbled concrete battered pieces clothing poking banks rubble provided color mass gutted grey buildings bracketed smoke vans pickup trucks cars turned coated rust torn apart bomb blasts the militants planning stockpiling weapons combat capability stunned government forces fight street street take back city often pinned snipers homemade bombs at first forces press moved one building next our concept restrict took time constructed said lieutenant colonel sam unique special forces commander deployed malawi since beginning conflict we innovate suppress techniques they better us lost the philippines announced end combat operations malawi city monday troops killed remaining militants including foreign fighters more people including troops civilians died conflict the government said rest militants senior officers said took pains protect multitude mosques designated islamic city mainly catholic philippines although many escaped pounding daily air strikes domes walls pepper holes heavy machine gun fire troops sought flush rebels hiding within earlier wednesday defense secretary jim mantis praised filipino soldiers defeating militants without attracting allegations human rights violations the united states provided critical tactical intelligence malawi combat operation deploying surveillance planes drones thermal imaging eavesdropping equipment the walls blasted away malawi police headquarters armory looted adjacent jail prisoners freed close mosque minaret fallen mash metal rock behind lone leaflets tree branches left the militants smashed thick layers concrete turn drainage channels trenches doubling tunnels fighters move buildings blue surveillance drones army snipers buildings covered graffiti including one arrow heart message i love isis acronym islamic state but love rebel alliance among hundreds jubilant soldiers ceremonies held week troops gradually return home colonel cornet vinluan commander joint special operations described enemy rats he said military gained valuable experience urban combat chose strategy took time ultimately paid we enter area big know leaders surround area became smaller it time really took control vinluan told reuters we expect last long ammunition firearms food we learned lot event adjusted strategies they tough fighters worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Troops and strays, the only signs of life in ruined MarawiMARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - With vehicles crushed and overturned and buildings reduced to skeletons of mangled steel and rubble, the Philippine city of Marawi resembles the aftermath of a war that lasted years, rather than months. Except for small clusters of troops dotted amid the ruins and skinny cats and dogs scavenging for food, the heart of Marawi is a ghost town, all but destroyed by the Philippines  biggest and fiercest urban battle in recent history. Hundreds of rebels claiming allegiance to Islamic State seized large areas of the city of 200,000 people in May and clung on through unrelenting government air strikes and artillery bombardments, right until the last remaining gunmen were killed three days ago. The military escorted media on Wednesday through the ravaged streets of the once picturesque lakeside town, showing for the first time the front lines of a devastating conflict that has stoked fears of Islamic State s extremist agenda taking root in the region. The scale of the damage was stark as a convoy of vans carrying reporters and cameramen followed an army truck through one district after another, stopping off at key intersections  recently cleared of unexploded munitions and booby traps.  Wide boulevards in the city were lined by crumbling homes and shop fronts missing higher floors, with fragments of chairs, children s toys and household appliances wedged into piles of crumbled concrete. Tattered pieces of clothing poking above banks of rubble provided the only color in the mass of gutted grey buildings blackened by smoke. Vans, pickup trucks and cars were turned over, coated in rust or torn apart by bomb blasts. The militants  planning, stockpiling of weapons and their combat capability stunned government forces, who had to fight street by street to take back the city and were often pinned down by snipers and homemade bombs.  At first our forces cannot press them, they moved from one building to the next. Our concept was to restrict them - it took time, but we constricted them,  said Lieutenant Colonel Sam Yunque, a special forces commander deployed in Marawi since the beginning of the conflict.  We innovated to suppress their techniques. They were not better than us, that s why they lost.  The Philippines announced the end of combat operations in Marawi City on Monday after troops killed 42 remaining militants, including some foreign fighters. More than 1,100 people, including 165 troops and 45 civilians, died in the conflict. The government has said the rest were militants. Senior officers said they took pains to protect the multitude of mosques in what is the only designated Islamic City in the mainly Catholic Philippines. Although many escaped the pounding of daily air strikes, domes and walls were peppered with holes from heavy machine gun fire as troops sought to flush out rebels hiding within. Earlier on Wednesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised Filipino soldiers for defeating the militants without attracting allegations of human rights violations. The United States provided critical tactical intelligence in the Marawi combat operation, deploying surveillance planes and drones, thermal imaging and eavesdropping equipment. The walls were blasted away at Marawi s police headquarters where the armory was looted, and in the adjacent jail where more than 100 prisoners were freed. Close by, a mosque minaret had fallen into a mash of metal and rock. Behind it was a lone, leafless tree with only a few branches left. The militants smashed through thick layers of concrete to turn drainage channels into trenches, doubling as tunnels for fighters to move between buildings and elude surveillance drones and army snipers. Rebel-held buildings were covered with graffiti, including one of an arrow through a heart, with the message  I love ISIS , an acronym for Islamic State. But there was no love for the rebel alliance among the hundreds of jubilant soldiers at send-off ceremonies held this week as troops gradually return home. Colonel Corleto Vinluan, the commander of joint special operations, described the enemy as  rats . He said the military had gained valuable experience in urban combat and chose a strategy that took time, but ultimately paid off.   We couldn t just enter the area, it was very big, we did not know where the leaders were, we had to surround them and the area became smaller. It was that time when we really took control,  Vinluan told Reuters.  We didn t expect they ll last that long, their ammunition their firearms and their food. We learned a lot from this event, we adjusted our strategies.  They were tough fighters, some of them, but not all.   worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: troops stays signs life ruined marawimarawi city philippines reuters with vehicles crushed overturned buildings reduced skeletons mangled steel rubble philippine city malawi resembles aftermath war lasted years rather months except small clusters troops dotted amid ruins skinny cats dogs scavenging food heart malawi ghost town destroyed philippines biggest fierce urban battle recent history hundreds rebels claiming allegiance islamic state seized large areas city people may lung unrelenting government air strikes artillery bombardment right last remaining gunmen killed three days ago the military escorted media wednesday ravaged streets picturesque lakeside town showing first time front lines devastating conflict stored fears islamic state extremist agenda taking root region the scale damage stark convoy vans carrying reporters cameraman followed army truck one district another stopping key intersections recently cleared unexplored munitions booby traps wide boulevard city lined crumbling homes shop fronts missing higher floors fragments chairs children toys household appliances wedge piles stumbled concrete battered pieces clothing poking banks rubble provided color mass gutted grey buildings bracketed smoke vans pickup trucks cars turned coated rust torn apart bomb blasts the militants planning stockpiling weapons combat capability stunned government forces fight street street take back city often pinned snipers homemade bombs at first forces press moved one building next our concept restrict took time constructed said lieutenant colonel sam unique special forces commander deployed malawi since beginning conflict we innovate suppress techniques they better us lost the philippines announced end combat operations malawi city monday troops killed remaining militants including foreign fighters more people including troops civilians died conflict the government said rest militants senior officers said took pains protect multitude mosques designated islamic city mainly catholic philippines although many escaped pounding daily air strikes domes walls pepper holes heavy machine gun fire troops sought flush rebels hiding within earlier wednesday defense secretary jim mantis praised filipino soldiers defeating militants without attracting allegations human rights violations the united states provided critical tactical intelligence malawi combat operation deploying surveillance planes drones thermal imaging eavesdropping equipment the walls blasted away malawi police headquarters armory looted adjacent jail prisoners freed close mosque minaret fallen mash metal rock behind lone leaflets tree branches left the militants smashed thick layers concrete turn drainage channels trenches doubling tunnels fighters move buildings blue surveillance drones army snipers buildings covered graffiti including one arrow heart message i love isis acronym islamic state but love rebel alliance among hundreds jubilant soldiers ceremonies held week troops gradually return home colonel cornet vinluan commander joint special operations described enemy rats he said military gained valuable experience urban combat chose strategy took time ultimately paid we enter area big know leaders surround area became smaller it time really took control vinluan told reuters we expect last long ammunition firearms food we learned lot event adjusted strategies they tough fighters worldnews