Pentagon releases new map showing Islamic State losing ground in Iraq, gaining a bit in Syria
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The Pentagon says that while Islamic State militants have lost control of up to 6,500 square miles in Iraq, they have gained a bit of ground in Syria since last August.
Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, says the front lines of the territory held by the Islamic State group have been pushed further south and west in Iraq. But the militants still control a swath of land stretching from west and south of Sinjar down through Mosul and across Bayji.
A new map released by the Pentagon Monday shows that U.S. and coalition forces regained territory near Tikrit, Sinjar Mountain and Mosul Dam.
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Warren says while militants were driven out of Kobani, in Syria, they have maintained influence across the country and gained ground around Homs and Damascus.