<p>Nearly one year after jihadists took over vast swathes of Iraq and Syria, air strikes have had only a limited effect and Iraq's army's proved to be a shell of what it claims to be, but the jihadists aren't invincible. Kurdish fighters and Iranian-backed militias are part of the war, although neither Iran nor the Kurds had official seats at a Paris conference to review coalition strategy. Is it back to the drawing board for the fight against the Islamic State group?</p><br />Prepared by Charlotte Prudhomme, Cécile Khindria and Christopher Davis.<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en