ISIS has lost control over “at least three large oilfields” in Iraq where the army is carrying out operations to expel the militants, a report says.

German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung made the announcement on Thursday, citing German federal intelligence services. Now, the militants have only “five percent” of the extraction capabilities across the country, the paper said in reference to Baghdad’s biggest victory on the heels of the liberation of the city of Tikrit over a week ago.

The ISIS has lost “at least three large oilfields”, the daily said, adding that satellite images from last month show the militants set fire to two of them — the Himrin and Ajil fields — in the face of the advancing counteroffensive against the Takfiris.

“In the eyes of the BND (German foreign intelligence agency Bundesnachrichtendienst), that is proof that ISIS itself does not believe in a quick recapture (of lost territory),” the newspaper said.

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