April 20, 2015 03:29 pm | Updated September 23, 2017 12:51 pm IST
Displaced people from Ramadi cross Bzabz bridge 65 km west of Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands of displaced people from Ramadi city continue to pour to Baghdad, fleeing the ongoing fighting in Anbar provincial capital between Iraqi security forces and fighters from the Islamic State militant group. Photo: AP
Militants from the so-called Islamic State group are on the offensive again in Iraq, with fierce fighting reported around the provincial capital of Anbar province and the country’s largest oil refinery.
The graphic below shows area of Islamic State dominance as of April 2015 and IS territorial losses since August 2014.
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