Bondi Suspects Were in Southern Philippines, Where ISIS Is Active NYT | Top Stories By: Jason Gutierrez and Sui-Lee Wee 16 December 2025 at 14:09 It remains unclear what the two men did there last month. © Ezra Acayan for The New York TimesA bombed-out building in Marawi in 2022, five years after Islamic State-affiliated militants and government forces waged a devastating battle for control of the city.