Islamic State 'has lost most of the land it seized in Iraq'

The so-called 'Islamic State' group has lost more than three-quarters of the territory it seized when it swept across Iraq in the summer of 2014, the Iraqi military said.

Military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool said the extremist group currently controls less than 12,000 square miles in Iraq, or 6.8% of the country's territory, down from more than 40% at its height.