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Islamic State caliphate shrinks 16% in 2016 – IHS Markit

Islamic State’s supply of foreign fighters dries up as key territory lost LONDON – Territory controlled by the Islamic State shrunk by 16 percent in the first nine months of 2016, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit. In 2015, the Islamic State’s caliphate shrunk from 90,800 km2 to 78,000 km2, a net loss […]