Rebels will limit Islamic State's expansion in Syria
The group has made major advances in eastern Syria and is poised to strike strategically significant areas to the west
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- Consolidating hold on eastern Syria
- Expanding westwards
- Obstacles to expansion
- Overstretch
- Hostile population
- Re-energised rebels
- International strategy vacuum
- Rebel counterweight
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_350.jpg "Residents of Tabqa city celebrate after Tabqa air base fell to Islamic State militants (Reuters/Stringer)")