IS caliphate shrank by 14 percent in 2015 The so-called Islamic State lost about 14 percent of its territory in 2015, according to UK think tank IHS Jane’s, as coalition airstrikes and ground offensives combined to drive back the militant group ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area controlled by so-called Islamic State (Daesh) as of Dec 14 Areas lost by IS in 2015 Areas gained by IS in 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURKEY SYRIA Aleppo Kobane Raqqa IS HQ Hasakah Sinjar Mosul Irbil Kirkuk River Tigris Palmyra Damascus Homs LEBANON Golan Heights JORDAN SAUDI ARABIA IRAQ Baghdad River Euphrates Tikrit Ramadi 100 km 60 miles Gains and losses shown occurred between Jan 5 and Dec 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: New York Times / IHS Conflict Monitor