ISIS fighters have been driven out of power in Syria and pushed back in Iraq . Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi wrote on his Facebook page that it would `` be possible to organize the [ Shia ] Popular Mobilization forces , the [ Sunni ] Sons of Iraq and the Peshmerga under the umbrella of the National Guard , knowing that the main goal of the latter is to prevent the emergence of militias , put all the weapons under the supervision of the state and provide backup forces when needed . '' But the group still controls large parts of Iraq and Syria . Experts say the fight against ISIS is likely to last several years .
ISIS fighters have been driven out of power in Syria and pushed back in Iraq . But the group still controls large parts of Iraq and Syria . Experts say the fight against ISIS is likely to last several years .