The outgoing American commander of coalition forces battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria gave an upbeat assessment of the progress of the war Wednesday, saying the coalition has killed an estimated 45,000 Islamic State fighters, and retaken 25,000 square kilometers of Islamic State-held territory.
#CJTFOIR CG: This map is my assessment indicating progress over the last 11 months pic.twitter.com/XD30XL9d9n
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