...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
group (IS/ISIS) has lost about 30% of the territory under its control in Iraq since the start of the
The IS turbans took over large areas in northern and western Iraq a few months ago after a surprise attack led to the collapse of the Iraqi forces under the leadership of the former Iraqi PM
Nouri al-Maliki... Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Maliki imposed order on Basra wen the Shiites were going nuts, but has proven incapable of dealing with al-Qaeda's Sunni insurgency. Reelected to his third term in 2014...
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Following IS control over major parts of Iraq, thousands of civilians have been displaced, taking shelter in other areas of Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region.
The Pentagon said that after months of the start of the air campaign carried out by the U.S.-led coalition, the Islamic State's control over parts of Iraq has declined.
Col. Steven Warren, the Pentagon front man, said that IS has been pushed back and its power has considerably declined.
"The Iraqi security forces and the coalition has caused IS remarkable damage," he added.
Warren pointed out that the group has lost between 13,000-17,000 square kilometers, particularly in northern and central Iraq.