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NEW | The recent US strikes targeting ISIS in Syria illustrate how US cooperation with the Syrian government enables the US to deny ISIS sanctuary in government-controlled territory.
ISIS previously used Assad-held areas west of the Euphrates River as a sanctuary to reconstitute itself, largely free from persistent US interference.
A US official told NBC News on December 19 that the operation intended to strike areas where ISIS is attempting to reorganize to destroy their positions and forces on a large scale.
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