Daesh is not what it used to be

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The analytical agency IHS reports that the Daesh terrorist group has lost control of 22% of territory over the past 14 months.

In addition, according to analysts, the group's revenue from oil sales had dropped 40%, because it lost control of areas near the border of Syria and Turkey, that is, its major smuggling channels, Gazeta.ru reports.