"What central command has been ordered to do is to make sure that the Islamic State cannot marshal its forces and take advantage of this very fluid situation in Syria."

75 Strategic Islamic State positions in Syria have been targeted by the US and Israel after Bashar alAssad's exit from government, prompting fears of further conflict, says Middle East policy expert Steven Cook.

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