According to the latest estimates by the IHS Conflict Monitor team,  Islamic State’s ‘caliphate’ lost 12,800 km²  between 1 January and 14 December 2015, a net loss of 14%, and therefore the caliphate  controls now about 78,000 km²  . Continue reading ISIS lost 14% of its territory within one year- but extends towards Lebanon and Libya while new extremists groups continue to pledge allegiance →