The relentless war on the Islamic State has seen significant victory in the past few weeks, with more than 25,000 members of the terror group destroyed by Britain and their allies. The campaign has effectively cut the number of jihadi fighters in half in the Islamic State controlled areas of Iraq and Syria over the past 20 months and have eradicated numerous leaders.
Missile strikes and bombing raids have been carried out by RAF, destroying IS-held oilfields and slashing their cash flow and thus creating a 50% decrease in in pay for fighters. With 650 airstrikes carried out by the Royal Air Force, IS has been compelled to flee up to 40% of the Northern Iraq territory they once held.
Read Colonel Steve Warren, the US military spokesman for the US-led global coalition assessment of how the battle is going on the next page.
Thought they said there were only about 30-35 thousand of them just a couple months ago?
Yeah right.
One Division of Mechanized Infantry!!
I dont believe this
Always fooling the people. How did you come about the number? Yet terror persists.
Rock and roll
Kill em all
And for a year and a half our “bombing” took place in empty desert then Putin wipes them out in 3 days only to have our govt resupply them and NOW I’m supposed to believe 25,000 have been killed?!
I don’t need a bridge in Brooklyn, thanks!
How freaking dumb do you think the American people are?
The article is giving the bulk of the credit to RAF.