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ISIL has lost over 7,000 fighters in the past year, claims Australian defence chief

Australia’s Chief of Joint Operations David Johnson has claimed that the terrorist organisation ISIL has lost more than 7,000 fighters over the past year.

Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Johnson said that progress was being made in the fight against ISIL and that the group was now more centralised in Iraq.
    
He claimed that the group was now ensuring more effort in holding ground, instead of taking control of new areas, with freedom of movement now more limited in areas such as Ramadi.
    
Johnson said: “What we are seeing is that instead of moving forward or going on the offensive, they are often forced to be defensive and to try and slow down and delay Iraqi forces.”

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