[BeauBo]

ISIS is cleared away from the rivers and larger towns, and are roughly surrounded in the open desert terrain - ideal for air strikes and artillery attack.

Iraqi forces are reinforcing the border, as the anvil of the hammer and anvil.

“Coalition strikes supporting Roundup in May exceeded April’s strike total by 123%, and March’s strike total by 304%. Ongoing strikes are targeting Daesh command and control centers, weapons production and storage facilities, safe houses and facilitation sites. “We and our Iraqi partners are also targeting a lot of tunnel complexes and underground storage sites, where Daesh are hiding,” said Funk.”

[Texas Fossil]

Thanks for the amplification.

The map was not connected with the article but I thought it helped too.

[mac_truck]

“Coalition strikes supporting Roundup in May exceeded April’s strike total by 123%, and March’s strike total by 304%.

That's because the 'coalition' has been sitting on its hands for months.

Try comparing 2018 strike numbers to 2017 and you'll see what I'm talking about.