The assault on a checkpoint west of Raqqa city underlined an escalation in attacks by the jihadist group against President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government ....
Islamic State issued no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday's attack ... It quoted a security source as saying Islamic State carried out the attack. The Syrian government joined the US-led coalition to combat Islamic State last year.
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