Iraqi authorities announced on 11 May that the US - led campaign against ISIS in Iraq has resulted in the militants losing around 60 % of the territory that they once held . As a result , they estimate that the group remains in control of just 14 % of Iraqi territory . Progress has been slow, and to date Iraqi forces have taken just five villages. It is unclear on what basis the calculations have been made , and they are at odds with figures recently cited by US Secretary of State , John Kerry , who in April said that ISIS had lost 44 % of its Iraqi territory . ISIS continues to be able to launch large - scale attacks , as repeat bombings in and around the capital , Baghdad , highlight . Furthermore , progress in countering the group remains slow . The military began a new campaign in March against the group , which is part of wider moves to recapture the key city of Mosul . To date , Iraqi forces have retaken five villages .
Iraqi authorities announced on 11 May that the US - led campaign against ISIS in Iraq has resulted in the militants losing around 60 % of the territory that they once held . As a result , they estimate that the group remains in control of just 14 % of Iraqi territory . It is unclear on what basis the calculations have been made , and they are at odds with figures recently cited by US Secretary of State , John Kerry , who in April said that ISIS had lost 44 % of its Iraqi territory . ISIS continues to be able to launch large - scale attacks , as repeat bombings in and around the capital , Baghdad , highlight . Furthermore , progress in countering the group remains slow . The military began a new campaign in March against the group , which is part of wider moves to recapture the key city of Mosul . To date , Iraqi forces have retaken five villages .