The US has ramped up its military campaign against ISIS in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, launching some of its heaviest air strikes in recent years. The strikes target ISIS leaders and camps, aiming to prevent the group from exploiting the power vacuum created by the regime's collapse. US officials express concern that ISIS will seek to reconstitute itself in Syria's unstable environment.
The US has stepped up its battle against Isis in Syria as it seeks to prevent the group exploiting a power vacuum after rebels toppled the Assad regime, launching some of its heaviest air strikes against the jihadis in years. In the past two weeks, US forces have struck more than 75 Isis targets during two waves of attacks targeting jihadi leaders and camps in the fractured Arab state.
Ankara has thousands of troops deployed in northern Syria to push back against Kurdish militants and backs rebels under the umbrella of the Syrian National Army. The SNA, which co-ordinated with HTS during its offensive, has capitalised on the chaos to attack SDF territory. This leaves the US, which has about 900 troops in Syria, trying to keep the peace between a Nato ally and the Syrian force it has armed and trained to fight the jihadis.
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