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Islamic State needs to interrupt out “over 8,000” jihadis from jail camps in Syria, navy chiefs have revealed.

General Michael Kurilla, who leads US forces within the Middle East, mentioned the phobia group has the “intent” to launch their “operatives” and “reconstitute”.

And Gen Kurilla revealed ISIS “leader” Abu Yusif was killed in an airstrike in Dayr az Zawr province.

US Central Command mentioned “this strike was conducted in an area formerly controlled by the Syrian regime and Russians”.

Gen Kurilla, CENTCOM commander, mentioned: “As stated before, the United States — working with allies and partners in the region — will not allow ISIS to take advantage of the current situation in Syria and reconstitute.

“ISIS has the intent to break out of detention the over 8,000 ISIS operatives currently being held in facilities in Syria. We will aggressively target these leaders and operatives, including those trying to conduct operations external to Syria.”

It is the primary time navy or intelligence chiefs have admitted ISIS needs to interrupt out its fighters to create contemporary carnage.

British Diplomats have held talks with Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) chief Ahmad al Sharaa in Damascus, regardless of the group being proscribed as a terrorist organisation, and warned Syria should not turn out to be a protected haven for terrorists.

Intelligence analysts worry Syrian Democratic Forces will likely be dragged into fights with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army and different insurgent teams.

Thousands of former Isis fighters and different jihadists are being held in camps managed by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led group backed by the United States, in northeast Syria.

Defence Secretary John Healey admitted the safety of the SDF-controlled camps “always have been a major source of concern.”

Mr Healey mentioned: “Daesh camps in Syria are, and always have been, a major source of concern.

“The role the SDF play in managing that part of Syria and guarding the camps is important to us and other coalition forces that fought so hard to deal with the threat that Daesh posed over the last two decades.

“We want to ensure the SDF can continue to do that job because doing that job keeps us all safe.”

Asked if he was nervous the SDF might not be capable to maintain doing that job, the Defence Secretary mentioned: “One of the commitments HTS has made is to keep a stable and secure Syria and part of the discussions that we have started to have with HTS and other allies is a commitment that Syria doesn’t become an operating ground for ISIS in the future.

“And we will look to hold them to that.”

There is presently no expectation that HTS will take over management of the camps, Mr Healey mentioned.

But consultants warned Islamists throughout the globe are already viewing the autumn of Bashar al-Assad as one other victory for extremism.