Is the uncertainty within Syria opening an opportunity for Islamic State to surge back? As HTS looks to take control, The Times' World Affairs editor, Catherine Philp, explains how IS, which remains far more extreme than any other Islamist group, will be eyeing this moment as its chance to return.

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