ISIS is losing territory on all fronts - here's what the group leaves behind

There's no question that ISIS forces are losing ground in territories like Syria and Iraq - after making so many enemies from several countries and across numerous ethnic lines, they might have bit off more than they can chew.

They seem to be losing territory so fast, that they've even resorted to questionable tactics such as kidnapping civilians to form a "human shield" during their hasty retreats.

Images taken of abandoned ISIS strongholds in Syria and Iraq suggest that the trove of valuable intelligence materials left behind, such as ordnance components, could be analyzed by experts to thwart the ISIS menace in the future.

Here's what their safe houses in Syria and Iraq looked like: