Iraqi authorities announced on 11 May that the US -backed campaign against ISIS in Mosul 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 Mosul Secretary of State , Dominic Evans , who in March said that ISIS had lost 44% of its Iraqi territory. Stringer BAGHDAD (Reuters) - ISIS continues to be able to launch large-scale attacks, as repeat bombings in and around the capital, Iraq , highlight. Furthermore, progress in countering the group remains slow. The military began a new campaign in March against the militants, 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 -backed campaign against ISIS in Mosul 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 Mosul Secretary of State , Dominic Evans , who in March 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, Iraq , highlight. Furthermore, progress in countering the group remains slow. The military began a new campaign in March against the militants, which is part of wider moves to recapture the key city of Mosul . To date, Iraqi forces have retaken five villages.