Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months

July 10, 2016 18:09

Islamic State lost an area the size of Ireland -- a quarter of its territory -- to hostile forces in the last 18 months in Iraq and Syria and is likely to further step up attacks on civilians in coming months, IHS said in a report on Sunday.

The territory controlled by the ultra-hardline Sunni group shrank from 90,800 sq km in January 2015, six months after it declared a caliphate in Syria and Iraq, to 68,300 sq km, the research firm said.

IHS has also estimated that Islamic State's monthly revenue is also decreasing. In the middle of 2015 their monthly income averaged at $80 million. By early 2016, however, the average had fallen to $56 million.

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