TEHRAN (Basirat)- The Daesh jihadist group, banned in a range of states including Russia, has lost control of over 30 percent of territory in Iraq, Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi said.

The Daesh jihadist group, banned in a range of states including Russia, has lost control of over 30 percent of territory in Iraq, Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi said.sputniknews.com reports:
Daesh, a radical terrorist-takfiri group, has captured vast areas in Iraq and
Syria forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes. The group,
notorious for its human rights abuses, has also claimed responsibility
for a number of major terrorist attacks staged in different parts of the
world.
He also thanked the international anti-Daesh coalition for financial and military support in the fight against terrorists.