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February 8, 2016       Share:    

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/islamic-state-is-no-longer-so-formidable-on-the-battlefield/2016/02/06/26d6c8e4-c6a7-11e5-b933-31c93021392a_story.html

Islamic State Faces Problems Because of Money and Desertions

(Washington Post) Hugh Naylor - Islamic State's once-vaunted militia army has been hobbled by worsening money problems, desertions and a dwindling pool of fighters. Only a year ago, the Islamic State was seen as a juggernaut, but in recent months, its momentum has been reversed. U.S. military officials estimate that the group has lost 40% of the territory it held in Iraq and 20% in Syria. Kurdish and Arab forces, including Iraq's increasingly competent military, have advanced against the group with the help of airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition.

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