A note about the map -
across Western Iraq (Anbar Province)there are thin dark-gray lines showing “support zones” or ISIS free-movement zones. Those lines are the main roads, which is the only place there are any people (except for the occasional wandering shepherd and his raggedy flock). The open areas between have nothing, nothing, nothing. Just wide open areas of uninhabitable desert. They might as well color that in dark gray as well, as ISIS could freely travel there as well, but have no reason at all to do so.
Exactly, the map is misleading because the areas in between the spiderweb are uninhabited deserts. For all intents and purposes, they have control over about 2 1/2 countries at this point.
Apparently, they are only 350 miles away from US troops. Another aspect of this, not being discussed in the msm, is the nuclear build up in Iran. If ISIS gets their hands on that, we're all doomed.
Why not have A-10s patrolling the highways then?