US: IS clout fell sharply

- Terror Group IS condition, according to US intelligence 'significantly' worse than a year ago. The group would still have between 19,000 and 25,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria, according to a report Thursday it released White House. Last year it was estimated that IS had 20,000 to 31,000 fighters.

A spokesman for the US government spoke of significant losses . The decline would have several causes: loss of life in clashes and bombings, but IS would have to deal with deserters. Furthermore, it has become increasingly difficult to come in from outside Syria or Iraq, put the Americans.

However, the report does not address the growth of IS in Libya. The North African country is building the organization to a second branch of the caliphate . How many fighters IS there has been a big question mark. In Washington, the estimates range from approximately 3 000 to double.