Noose tightens on Islamic State

Territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State (IS) has decreased by a quarter since it declared a caliphate in Syria and Iraq in 2014. The group has lost 22,500 sq km to hostile forces, been forced out of some 56 locations and lost control of 12 towns and cities

Recaptured from IS since 2014

IS control

Kurdish control

TURKEY

Incirlik: U.S. base. A-10s, F-15s, AC-130 Spectre gunship. Saudi Air Force

CYPRUS

LEB.

RAF Akrotiri: 10 Tornado GR4, 6 Typhoon FGR4 combat aircraft

Mediterranean Sea

ISRAEL

Khmeimim: Russian airbase with 50-plus aircraft including Sukhoi Su-24s, Su-25s, and Su-34s. Base is home to T-90 tanks, BTR-82 armoured
personnel carriers, Mi-24 helicopter gunships and Mi-8 support helicopters

SAUDI ARABIA

Kobane Liberated Jan 2015

Manbij Aug 2016

Aleppo

SYRIA

Palmyra Mar 2016

Damascus

JORDAN

Tal Abyad Jun 2015

Raqqa

Deir al-Zawr

Qaim

Ar Rutbah May 2016

Al Asad: U.S. special forces base

Hasakah Aug 2015

Sinjar Nov 2015

Mosul

Irbil: Operational hub for U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve. Apache attack helicopters, reconnaissance aircraft

Qayyarah Air Base Launch pad to liberate Mosul

Kirkuk

Baiji Nov 2014

Tikrit Mar 2015

Baghdad

Fallujah Jun 2016

Ramadi Dec 2015

Hit Apr 2016

IRAQ

Caspian Sea

Tehran

IRAN

Hamedan Air Base: Undisclosed number of Tupolev Tu-22MS bombers and Sukhoi-34 fighter-bombers

Persian Gulf: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group with F/A-18F Super Hornet warplanes

Persian Gulf

100 miles 160km

Sources: IHS Conflict Monitor, Jane’s, Navy Times, Air Force Times, The Daily Signal