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A public announced victory of the liberation of mosul will hyper drive monetary reform.. they have come out recently saying that exact thing. that includes increasing the value of the Iraqi dinar. We shall see what this month brings. In a recent interview PM Abadi stated isis is done for and Mosul should be liberated by this month sometime. Hoping thats true.

Marriage is sharing The old man placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink. He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife. He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them. As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them were looking over and whispering. Obviously they were thinking, 'That poor old couple - all they can afford is one meal for the two of them.' As the man began to eat his fries a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man said, they were just fine - they were used to sharing everything. People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.. Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old woman said 'No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.' Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin, the young man again came over to the little old lady who had yet to eat a single bite of food and asked 'What is it you are waiting for?' She answered (Continue below - This is great) 'THE TEETH.'

I know I am not always the brightest bulb in the box, but I have one opinion if you don't mind hearing me out. Like some retailers that sell certain items like say like a line of clothing they are sold on consignment, which means if the lot of clothing is not sold then the manufacturer takes them back. In the case of a currency dealer, when they no longer can sell any more for whatever reason, then the Central Bank can take the currency back. The dealer has made his money on selling the Dinar and my not be allowed to keep any for himself as per regulations of the Central Bank. i learned this many years ago after traveling to a foreign country on a vacation and asked this question of a currency dealer. I was told it was a consignment issue. I don't know if the IQD is handled this way, but it is something to comptemplate. Any other takers on this.?

Arabish dictionary INEVITABLE Something that is certain to occur. Examples of usage. It is inevitable that we will always be fighting each other. It is inevitable that we will throw shoes at each other. It is inevitable that we will forever force our women to wear hijabs because it is inevitable that they are so ugly.

of Iraq announces work on building a large fleet of oil tankers 51 minutes ago Twilight News / Oil Minister Ali Jabbar Allaibi the need to enhance the work of the Iraqi Tanker Company and commensurate with the achievements at the level of national production of crude oil and gas and to increase oil exports and gas rates. This came while chairing a meeting with officials at the company 's headquarters in Basra province. Allaibi said that the ministry is keen to re - Hikalh this company job in order to develop their work by building and owning a large fleet and modern oil tankers in the process of transportation and marketing of oil to all parts of the world as well as the rehabilitation of technical, engineering and administrative staffs and her husband training sessions and advanced workshops in the field of work and allocated in accordance with the standards global sober. The minister continued , "that he had instructed the officials of the ministry and the company developed to ensure the plans that accelerate the achievement of our aspirations and our goals upgrading the work of this company into the ranks of international companies and make a quantum leap in performance to be a tributary of economically important and the company productive and legitimate low profits achieve fiscal revenue for Iraq."

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A woman asks her husband at breakfast time, "Would you like some bacon and eggs, a slice of toast, and maybe some grapefruit juice and coffee?" He declines. “Thanks for asking, but, I'm not hungry right now. "It's this Viagra," he says. "It's really taken the edge off my appetite." At lunchtime, she asks him if he'd like something. "How about a bowl of soup, homemade muffins, or a cheese sandwich?" He declines. "The Viagra," he says, "really trashes my desire for food." Come dinner time, she asks if he wants anything to eat. "Would you like a juicy rib eye steak and some scrumptious apple pie? Or maybe a rotisserie chicken or tasty stir fry?" He declines again. "No," he says, “it's got to be the Viagra. I'm still not hungry.” "Well,” she says, "Would you mind letting me up? I'm starving.”

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Good news.!!! Looks they're planning to increase oil production, oil sales and oil distribution The cost of building a 280,000 DWT (deadweight tonnage) is around $120 million dollars.

At least I didn't have to explain this one to Lady Grace's Mommy

I hope Chuck Todd from NBC took note of . However after seeing him on the news last night he is just as arrogant as ever. I have no respect for the guy. And for CNN, they ought to yank them off the air. Every time you turn on the likes of CNN and FOX, they do a rehash of the same thing over and over and sometimes take it into the next day. i swear there must be an inside element deep in side the government giving leaks to the media to cause them to constantly go after Trump. Keep it up Donald.

2-17-2017 Intel Guru Delta [The TRUE RATE should show up on the CBI website any day! That website...has been empty...the remittance of their auctions and the rate.] Yes...it’s been empty. The remittances are a wire-transfer. They used to have a manual form. In the past if I wanted to send you 1 million dollars...I would have to fill out this form...give it to the CBI...with 24 hour notice...etc. Now...because of IBAN...for the last 6-7 days...the CBI doesn’t have to do things manually anymore. All electronic. We’re just waiting for the NEW RATE. Saddam manipulated the numbers. ...Dr. Shabibi...he said they that wanted to get around $2.80. The rate...if you go back to the 70’s and 80’s it was $2.80. $2.80 was planned by Shabibi and the CBI a long time ago.

Or is he well aware of what he is saying? Have you considered the possibility that his words are intentionally designed to throw everyone off? Is it possible that he's the smartest man in the room and that he's only trying to fool everyone into thinking that he's a fool? Somehow I think my thoughts are more accurate.

Good morning Yota, with all that wealth ready to be exploited they might as well ship it all over the world as well. Iraq will be the powerhouse of the ME

If you are referring to OSI, if you wait till after the RV it will be too late.

I'm going to sue my bank..... I never got a call pp

The House That Montana Built is indeed an ignorance-free Currency Information Zone. And for that, we are very grateful. Thank You, Sir !

Bahadli: national settlement cornerstone of Iraq after the victory over the Daesh History of edits:: 17.02.2017 12:08 • 64 visits readable {Baghdad} Euphrates News said mass citizen Huda Bahadli member of the national settlement cornerstone of Iraq after the defeat of terrorist gangs Daesh. She told {Euphrates News} today that "national reconciliation project represents the second and decisive page in the task of nation building." It is said that the National Alliance , plans to put the national reconciliation project who paints the future of Iraq after the terrorist gangs Daesh stage, at a time when the security forces in military operations and wide for the Liberation of the city of Mosul as a whole. The head of the National Alliance , Mr. Ammar al - Hakim, said earlier that the national settlement proceeding a project can not be stopped, a project and not a decision The decision rights falls with him, but the project would proceed and can not be stopped has places rumored around the circumstances and uncertainty and wavering in his support others but the project will advance, because we need a comprehensive project in which the social dimension and the reconciliation of community and the political dimension and put a reassuring to run the country and partner base, which after a service and development rehabilitating whole areas of Iraq and the security dimension ensures achieve security for all Iraqis mechanisms. The al - Hakim that "national reconciliation involving all Iraqis without exception, The project is not a project for a settlement between Shiites and Sunnis alone but it is a project for a settlement among Iraqis of different constituents at all levels , " warning "Unless we move in the settlement project, the cycle of violence and the crisis of confidence will continue ".is over

2-16-2017 Intel Guru Delta The CBI and the program rate...what is going on there? January 2017 the CBI...all of the sudden the program rate was taken off. January 2, 2017...when auctions started...the spreadsheet...the program rate 1184...and then January 12, 2017...we watched it...they had an auction...the numbers disappeared. ...the program rate is gone...the spreadsheet...the indicative rate. Why is that significant? Articles from the CBI (long time ago) stated that they couldn’t have 2 rates in the same fiscal year. When the CBI and the GOI decide to come up with a TRUE RATE...that must happen in the beginning of their FISCAL YEAR...That should have been the 1st week in January 2017. It didn’t happen at that time for whatever reason. They agreed not to postpone. The meeting on January 17 to 19th with the IMF...everyone involved...everyone was there...and we believe that that date was a high possibility of them getting the green light to lift the value. 2-16-2017 Intel Guru Delta An article from the IMF...they say that every member nation...when they want to change their rate...the IMF has to know within 30 days of the implementation. These are NOT rumors! This is fact from the IMF website. The 30 days give you 3 windows...the 4th the 12th and the 17-19th...so we believe...this week...for Iraq to show the rate. It’s never happened before for them to remove the indicative rate for that long. Where does the indicative rate come from? This indicative rate comes directly from the IMF...they give that to Iraq... One of the memos that we found talked about the exchange rate. The CBI controls the market price...auctions and cash. The thing that can’t control anymore is the TRUE RATE! ...the CBI...they got the permission...we believe within the last 72 hours. This is NOT rumors! This is a fact from the IMF. 2-16-2017 Intel Guru Delta A lot of you are looking at the UN Operational Exchange Rates. That has nothing to do with Iraq. Iraq doesn’t have to wait until the next UNOP rate date changes. We believe that the budget was passed...and showed up in the Gazette on the 9th. Did you see the budget implemented yet? No. What are they waiting for? The only time you have to amend the budget is if you changed the rate. YOU SHOULD BE VERY EXCITED! The BAS News website ...that showed a rate...the newspaper took down those numbers...Where did those numbers come from? Software. At that time...they were testing the new rate. We continue to watch for the NEW RATE...that could happen ANY DAY...ANY MINUTE. We believe that in our hearts...this is our month... The TRUE RATE should show up on the CBI website any day!

I was just reading this...I hope its true Alliance International: Iraqi army’s victory over Daesh dazzled the world

Just heartbreaking. Imagine the day when things will be so different for the Iraqi people after the RV, at least there's hope for those that can endure.

I have so come to understand that children love a measure of discipline. It shows them that someone cares about them. But I have also learned that there is a fine line to not bringing a child to wrath. Lady Grace literally adores me and her mommy has a hard time understanding that because I am the disciplinarian. I tell her that it's good that she isn't like me, she give Lady Grace the,"good cop". B/A know that you are now in my daily prayers. Please don't ever give up on your little girl. She will forever adore you.

Sad as it is, my mom is on a fixed Income that the Gov't gives her. They fail to realize that that after rent, power, gas. and secondary fees that they need food !! Say what !! The Fat Cats never see that while carving into a big fat Sirloin Steak. I send her $150.00 a month for food. She cries when she see me. I can only hope I out live her as I have no idea what she will do when I am gone. pp

Brings weepy eyes for me reading your post. You I believe are much stronger than I think I ever could be. Soldier on BA, Soldier on. pp

I wish to add a little trucker clarification here with a dose of Santa's big eyes. This is what happens when you unpeg from the dollar and you haven't spent the last 11yrs preparing for it. This is what happens when you unpeg from the dollar and you're not sitting on top of the world's third largest oil deposits. This is what happens when you don't have the entire world on your side wanting and waiting for you to do something with your currency. This is what happens when YOU'RE NOT IRAQ. Make no mistake about it folks what Iraq is going to do is a plan that was set up a long time ago. One that the whole world is involved in. Why is it that you don't see every nation on earth pushing Egypt to do anything with their currency, or anything else for that matter? All Egypt did with their currency is nothing more than a vain attempt at being a poser. Every nation on earth knows what is going to happen with respect to Iraq and Egypt simply wants to do the same, but the result won't work.

I don't know what is funnier, the joke or the fact that I had to explain it to Lady Grace's Mommy.

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Wow, looks like jobs creation is in the wind for everyone.

We expect full implementation of several other things as well. Looking forward to owning a fleet of oil tankers ? I guess you'll just " borrow " the money to get those too, huh. its all about expectation, isn't it ? Saying a thing doesn't make it so. ACTION, ok 👌

Exactly, that is why I am giving serious consideration to getting OSI. Don't want to miss the boat, and it may just happen right away so I better get my but in gear PRONTO. pp

He merely asked if she knew anyone there personally his team could speak with in order to make contact, seeing as how the black caucus on the hill had decided NOT to work with his administration in addressing the black issues in our Country. So now the leftist lame stream media is turning it around and treating it like a racist remark.... SO IN IT GOES INTO THE ALINSKI BLENDER, SPIN ON 'HIGH ' AND REGURGITATE FOR LOW-INFORMATION SPAZZES. They eat this stuff up... guess anything tastes good to them soaked in red Kool-Aid, eh...? MORE KOMMIE FAKE NEWS feeding the fake race war.

Liar, liar, pants on fire, Brucie is a truth denier. First he lies on IQD then he lies on VND If we should see him on the street his lyin' azz will sure get beat.

Hey guys this is really I live not far from Port Huron Mi / Sarnia Ontario Canada. and I get all the Canadian TV channels nothing is said about this I even got friends in Montreal and still nothing, this is just FAKE NEWS from the poster child above. I get my news from the source not from Trento Italy. 101

14-02-2017 11:31 AM Hakim expressed his rejection of international trusteeship and confirms national settlement option inevitable and irreplaceable Through the head of the National Alliance , Ammar al - Hakim, on Tuesday, expressed its absolute rejection of any international trusteeship, stressing that national reconciliation must be an option for him. Hakim said while chairing a regular meeting of the Consultative Council extended to stream martyr mihrab, the 'national settlement option inevitable and irreplaceable in accordance with the Constitution and the law and the developments of the political process. " The wise, that 'no turning back', stressing his rejection 'utter any international trusteeship'.

Two......4 letter.......words! Very Soon!

2-16-2017 Intel Guru Frank26 Remember the article about the AIRLINES? They said...don’t accept any foreign currency...only the IQD. So...what did we see today in an article? It said THEY CANNOT do it...SITA is our program/computer and SITA will not receive as a form of payment with our existing dinar due to the flux of the dinar. The airlines were TOLD by the CBI and the GOI. This article was a PREMATURE STATEMENT! They cannot end using USD’s until they raise the value of their currency! Their program rate is still in the...SITA system. The only way to stop the problem...is to raise the value.

Let's see what the liberation of Mosul brings

Hey Easy nice seeing you in the area. Trust all is well and hoping for something big after Mosul.

You're too kind! Now that changes my entire outlook of you. You're a good woman, not enough folks would do that for even a family member. Mine too. And I would like to add this article that my wife emailed me this week from the local news. She wanted to make sure that I read it. I think that you both would like it, and that it shows how much of a need there exist here. WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A local advocate says Kansas' human trafficking laws need to better serve victims. Human trafficking is an ongoing issue across the country and in Kansas. The need for help to escape trafficking rose by 24 percent nationwide in 2016. Just four years ago, Governor Sam Brownback signed a stricter human trafficking law. The law placed harsher punishments on so called sex traffickers. "The state is trying to sort of lead the way," Sedgwick County District Attorney, Marc Bennett said. Bennett sees those offenders all too often. He says the increase in the number of arrests and convictions can be contributed to more police training and greater public awareness. That same law also did something else. It's supposed to make sure the people taken out of those horrible situations are treated as victims and not criminals. "We don't want to see individuals locked up as a result of their history of sexual abuse and exploitation." said the director of the Center for Combating Human Trafficking at Wichita State University, Dr. Karen Countryman-Roswurm. Countryman-Roswurm says the problem is that many of the victims often end up arrested and behind bars. Some of those victims are children or adolescents. Data from Sedgwick County shows from 2013 to 2016, 59 girls, all minors, were taken from human trafficking situations and arrested and booked into the Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Facility, a jail for minors. Data reveals nearly half of these children are already in the Department of Children and Families custody before they were booked into jail. "They have a long history of trauma in their homes and then they have further trauma on the streets," Countryman-Roswurm said. She says spending time in a cell is the last thing they need. Instead, she says the state should be providing access to services that help these children become self-sustainable. Bennett agrees, but says it is not that easy. "Ideal is we have a place that's safe and therapeutic, and we can put them in there and keep them safe. But the reality is that doesn't exist," he said. One place actually does exist and it's the Wichita Children's Home. It's the only other option in the state where judges can house human trafficked youth. It only has four beds for those kids. "At the end of the day the judges have to follow the law and we have to try to do what's right to protect these people from the perils they find on the street," Bennett said. On Thursday, State Attorney General, Derek Schmidt, proposed new legislation to once again strengthen human trafficking laws. The most significant change for the victims is a measure that allows them to erase their past convictions. The state hopes its incentive enough to turn their backs on their captors and a life of despair and slavery. http://www.kake.com/story/34486055/modern-day-slavery-a-look-at-kansas-human-trafficking-laws

easyrider, Yup I must agree and we are not to far away from the "Liberation Of Mosul" IMO. I'm sticking to this and do expect the dominoes will fall right into place because "Security & Stability" will be completed at least for the most part. If you noticed unlike in Eastern Mosul we have not heard of Ground Soldiers taking neighborhoods etc to date however the Iraqi & Coalition Forces are bombing and killing senior ISIS leaders in Western Mosul and their facilities. We are there just do not want to publicize to the News Media & The World only what we want them to know..... The Battle to retake Western Mosul will be swift IMHO.

DV, Iraqi lawmaker Nahla al-Habhabi is only saying what they told her to say to the media......All "Smoke" The Battle to Liberate Western / Right Side Of Mosul have already begun......Keep the enemy off guard then "BOOM" all of ISIS will be destroyed or surrender because they are the ultimate "Cowards". I prefer they "Kill Them All" for the atrocities they have committed against innocent people and children. If we allow them to live they may decide to rejoin "ISIS" at a later date and kill again....Not good!!

I remember Abadi's words from last December; It will take 90 days to liberate the city of Mosul We are still on schedule.! Go liberation of Mosul Go RV

Good Lord, somebody send these boys ten thousand Marines. Problem will be solved by Saturday.

Iraq is looking forward to owning a large fleet of oil tankers History of edits:: 17.02.2017 17:08 • 34 visits readable [Where-up] Oil Minister Ali Jabar Luaibi, on Friday, that Iraq is looking to build, own a large fleet and modern oil tankers. Allaibi pointed out that "it is a necessity to improve the work of the Iraqi Tanker Company commensurate with the achievements of the national production of crude oil and gas and increased oil and gas exports , the level of rates." Allaibi said , according to a press statement while chairing a meeting with officials at the company 's headquarters in Basra province, " The Ministry is keen to restructure the company 's mission to develop its work through building and owning a large fleet and modern oil tankers in the process of transportation and marketing of oil to all parts of the world, as well as rehabilitation technical, engineering and administrative staffs, and her husband advanced training courses and workshops in the field of work and allocated according to international standards. " According to the website of the company Iraqi oil tankers, the state - run Iraqi tanker fleet because of a run - down of the second Gulf War in 1991. The company has up to 24 tanker in the eighties. Indeed , Iraq 's second - largest producer among the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries "OPEC" members after Saudi Arabia.

Mosul Raqqa Aleppo IRAQ SYRIA ISIS control June 27 Damascus Baghdad ISIS Has Lost Many of the Key Places It Once Controlled By SARAH ALMUKHTAR, TIM WALLACE and DEREK WATKINS UPDATED July 3, 2016 IRAQSYRIA The Islamic State was able to carve out a sprawling territory across Iraq and Syria through military dominance over 126 key places. But the group’s momentum has slowed over the past year, and it has lost its hold on nearly half of those locations. As the militant group has been squeezed in Iraq and Syria, there are signs that it has been shifting its focus from controlling territory to executing terror attacks in Iraq and abroad. Out of 10 Cities, the Islamic State Remains in Five The group has been forced out of about 56 places where it once had control, including five major cities, since it made rapid advances across the two countries in 2014. Three miles Abu Ghraib LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2016 Half mile LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2016 Baquba LOST BY ISIS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 Half mile LOST BY ISIS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 Deir al-Zour CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 Half mile Falluja LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2016 Half mile LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2016 Manbij CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Half mile Mosul CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Half mile Ramadi LOST BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2016 Half mile LOST BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2016 Raqqa CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2014 Half mile Tikrit LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2015 Half mile LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2015 Tal Afar CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Half mile In June 2014, the Islamic State stunned the world when it seized Mosul, by far the largest city it controls, from Iraqi soldiers who dropped their weapons and fled. But the group’s momentum has shifted. “The caliphate has been crumbling at the edges,” said Columb Strack, a senior analyst at IHS Conflict Monitor, an organization that has been tracking which cities and towns make up the militant group’s territory. Iraqi security forces regained control of Ramadi in January after months of battling Islamic State fighters there. Many homes in the city were destroyed or rigged with explosives during the fighting, and most residents have yet to return. The Syrian government is fighting to remove the Islamic State from parts of Deir al-Zour. If the government succeeds, the militants will lose a crucial connection between their strongholds in Raqqa and Mosul, making it more difficult for them to move quickly to defend territory, Mr. Strack said. The Militants Capture Infrastructure and Resources to Generate Revenue As they seized cities, Islamic State militants also captured valuable resources like oil fields and hydroelectric dams, which have helped them generate income. The group’s oil and gas revenue is down 26 percent since last year but still adds up to about $23 million a month, according to IHS. Half mile Akashat Phosphate Mine LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2016 Baath Dam CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2014 500 feet Alas Oil Field LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 Mosul Dam LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 Deiro Oil Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Tanak Oil Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet Shula Oil Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Omar Oil Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet Al Ward Oil Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet Baiji Refinery LOST BY ISIS IN OCTOBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN OCTOBER 2015 Al Badia Cement Plant LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2016 Ajeel Oil Field LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 Furat Dam CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2014 500 feet Kabiba Oil Field LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2016 Al Taim Oil Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Qayara Oil Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Shaer Gas Field CAPTURED BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2014 500 feet T1 Pumping Station CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet T2 Pumping Station CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet T3 Pumping Station CAPTURED BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet Tishreen Dam LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 The Islamic State’s three largest oil fields — Omar, Tanak and Al Taim— are all in Syria and together produce an estimated 13,500 barrels of oil per day. The militants captured Mosul Dam in August 2014. American officials had expressed fears that the militants might intentionally damage the structure, flooding several cities and endangering more than a million people. But Iraqi and Kurdish forces retook the dam after two weeks. The Group Has Maintained a Nearly Continuous Hold Along the Euphrates River NORTH Rawah Deir al-Zour Hit LOST LOST Al-Baghdadi LOST Mayadin Asiriyah Tabqa Al-Qaim Baghdad IRAQ SYRIA 25 MI The Islamic State has contested or controlled many towns along the Euphrates River since as early as January 2014, giving them access to important roads and infrastructure that connect their territory across Syria and Iraq. The town of Mayadin, which in 2004 had a population of about 44,000, is important to the Islamic State as an uncontested administrative center that is close to one of its major oil fields. Half mile Ayyash CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2016 500 feet Asiriya LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2016 Ashara CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet Maadan CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Kasra CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Maskana CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2014 500 feet Saqra CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet One mile Rawa CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Quarter mile Hit LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2016 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2016 Abu Kamal CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Quarter mile Karama CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Quarter mile Tabqa CAPTURED BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 Quarter mile Baghdadi LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2015 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2015 Mayadin CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 Quarter mile Qaim CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Quarter mile The Islamic State Is Fighting to Keep a Key Corridor to Turkey 10 MI Kobane LOST TURKEY Qamishli Tal Abyad LOST Tal Khanzir LOST Jarabulus Ghabsha LOST Kafr Ghan Tel Hamees LOST Al-Ra'i Izaz Sarrin LOST Suluk LOST Mabrouka LOST Dabiq Manbij Harbul Hasakah Al-Bab Ayn Issa LOST SYRIA Aleppo After losing a monthslong battle with Kurdish forces for control of Kobani, a key Syrian town on the border with Turkey, the Islamic State was quickly pushed out of a large stretch of northern Syria. Now, the Islamic State is fighting to hold onto a strategic corridor at the Turkish border that allows their people and goods to move between the two countries. Half mile Dabiq CAPTURED BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 500 feet Al Ra'i CAPTURED BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2014 500 feet Harbul CAPTURED BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2015 500 feet Ghabsha LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 Ayn Issa LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 Kafr Ghan CAPTURED BY ISIS IN APRIL 2016 500 feet Mabrouka LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 Suluk LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 Tal Abyad LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 Tal Khanzir LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 Tel Hamees LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2015 One mile Jarabulus CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2014 Quarter mile Al Bab CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Quarter mile Kobani LOST BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2015 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2015 Sarrin LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2015 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2015 The Militants Often Capture Weapons Along With Military Bases Many of the weapons used by Islamic State fighters have come from military facilities that the group has seized from the Iraqi and Syrian governments. In January, the Islamic State had its largest weapons windfall when it took control of the Ayyash Arms Depot in Syria, capturing an estimated two million rounds of ammunition, 9,000 grenades and 100 antitank missiles. But the group has not always taken full advantage of military seizures. Despite capturing a number of air bases, there is no evidence that they have flown any planes. Half mile Al Muthanna Chemical Weapons Facility LOST BY ISIS IN OCTOBER 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN OCTOBER 2014 Ayyash Arms Depot CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2016 500 feet Abu Allaj Checkpoint LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2016 121st Regiment Artillery Base LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2015 17th Division Army Base CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet Kilo 160 Checkpoint LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2015 Camp Ashraf LOST BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 Durayhib Military Base CAPTURED BY ISIS IN 2014 500 feet Kisik Military Base LOST BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN JANUARY 2015 Kweiris Air Base LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2015 Mheen Arms Depot LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 Samarra East Air Base LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 Tabqa Air Base CAPTURED BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 500 feet Tal Dakwa Outpost CAPTURED BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2015 500 feet Tallat Na'imat CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2015 500 feet Waleed Border Crossing CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Territorial Losses Mean that the Islamic State Is Making Less Money The Islamic State has lost about 45 percent of its territory in Syria and 20 percent in Iraq since the peak of its control in August 2014, according to estimates by American officials. With every town and village that is lost, the group also loses income that comes from taxes and fines. After years of conflict, there are no current population figures for these places. But based on preconflict census data and government estimates, the places that the group has contested or controlled once had a combined population of at least 3.7 million people. Half mile Soha CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Hajar Aswad CAPTURED BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2013 500 feet Suleiman Beg LOST BY ISIS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN SEPTEMBER 2014 Kabajib CAPTURED BY ISIS IN APRIL 2014 500 feet Deir Foul LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 Al Wafaa LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 Bashiqa CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Dakila CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Hardana CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Hatra CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Hawija CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Karma LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2016 Makhmur LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN AUGUST 2014 Nimrud CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Bir Qasab CAPTURED BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 500 feet Filastin LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2015 Al Hawl LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2015 Kubaysa LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2016 Gohbal LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 Tall Kayf CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Thawra CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Jalawla LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2014 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN NOVEMBER 2014 Ain al Fars CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet Dayr Hafir CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 500 feet Shajarah CAPTURED BY ISIS IN MARCH 2015 500 feet Mheen LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 Markada CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Mahsa CAPTURED BY ISIS IN APRIL 2015 500 feet Shadadi LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN FEBRUARY 2016 Umm al-Tababir LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN JUNE 2015 Shoula CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Qariyatayn LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2016 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN APRIL 2016 Ruhoum CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Al Qasr CAPTURED BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 500 feet Sukhna CAPTURED BY ISIS IN MAY 2015 500 feet Suwar CAPTURED BY ISIS IN APRIL 2014 500 feet Tal Aswad LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 500 feet LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 Siwana CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 500 feet Hawsh Hamad CAPTURED BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 500 feet One mile Baaj CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Quarter mile Al-Safira LOST BY ISIS IN OCTOBER 2015 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN OCTOBER 2015 Miqdadiya LOST BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN JULY 2014 Qayrawan CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JULY 2015 Quarter mile Rutba LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2016 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN MAY 2016 Palmyra LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2016 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN MARCH 2016 Shirqat CAPTURED BY ISIS IN JUNE 2014 Quarter mile Sinjar LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2015 Hasaka (Southern Districts) LOST BY ISIS IN JULY 2015 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN JULY 2015 Snuny LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 Quarter mile LOST BY ISIS IN DECEMBER 2014 Sources: IHS Conflict Monitor (places and control); satellite images by DigitalGlobe and CNES/Distribution Airbus DS via Google and Bing Additional work by Jeremy White. Correction: June 28, 2016 An earlier version of this interactive graphic included an outdated reference to Tishreen Dam. The Islamic State lost control of the dam in December 2015.

. . . and the show is just about ready to begin ! ! ! !

I sure hope not ! pp