A Syrian carries unexploded ammunition picked up from the site of the previous evening's Israeli airstrike that targeted shipments of weapons that belonged to Syrian government forces in Qamishli, in mainly Kurdish northeastern Syria, on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

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What remains of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria could gain new life after Bashar al-Assad's fall, potentially claiming territory and freeing its fighters in the Kurdish-controlled