Screen grab of map showing areas controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq. France 24

Map: Areas Under IS Group Control In Iraq And Syria -- France 24

In the past few months, the jihadists of the Islamic State group (IS) have seized swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria. Click on the map below to find out which areas are under IS control.

Since their successful offensive in Iraq mid-June, IS fighters have set up camp in large parts of northeastern Syria, the neighbouring war-torn nation. All the while, they have battled Kurdish militias (YPG), anti-Assad rebels – including other jihadists – and Syrian government forces.

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My Comment: This is a lot of territory under the control of a terrorist organization.