isis has lost a lot of ground in the last year and a half, particularly in iraq. they have had success with attacks around the world by telling people, don't come here. stay where you are, attack in place, use a car, use a knife, use whatever you can. >> that's exactly right. let's not diminish the progress on the battlefield. it has been significant. look at the map. i folks around the table i know are familiar with. you have to look closely to see this. there is the occupied. this is 2015 at the start of the u.s.-led air campaign. the red are areas under isis control. the yellow, isis support. focus on those red areas, particularly around mosul, one of the strongholds and ramadi, extremely close to the capital of baghdad. toggle ahead to march 2017. what do you see disappear? i will toggle back and forth to make it more visible for you. around mosul, this big area of isis control here, that disappears during the two-year period. you know that now part of mosul