Iraq's War Against The Islamic State Is Intensifying



VOA: Official: US-led Airstrikes Kill 2,500 IS Militants in December

U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria killed about 2,500 militants in December, a military spokesman said.

Colonel Steve Warren told reporters that since coalition airstrikes began in September 2014, Islamic State has lost at least 20,000 square kilometers of land it once controlled. He said IS has not gained any land since May of last year.

"We believe ISIL is now in a defensive crouch," Warren said using another acronym for IS. "If you're part of ISIL, we will kill you. That's our rule"

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