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{{Further| A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm}}
 
President [[Bashar al-Assad]], Iranian officials and Middle eastern media outlets have continuously outlined [[Israel]] and the United States government of supporting ISIS through ally intermediates which include [[Al-Nusra Front]] and other isis affiliated groups. <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rt.com/news/428305-assad-israel-strikes-threats/ |title=Israel in panic over losing their ‘dear’ ISIS & Al-Nusra terrorists in Syria – Assad |date=31 May 2018 |work=RT}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-president-says-israel-undoubtedly-backing-islamic-state-in-syria/amp/ |last=Staff |first=Toi |title= Iran’s president says Israel ‘undoubtedly’ backing Islamic State in Syria |date=25 September 2019 |work=THE TIMES OF ISRAEL}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://time.com/2992269/isis-is-an-american-plot-says-iran/?amp=true |last=Baker |first=Aryn |title=Why Iran Believes the Militant Group ISIS Is an American Plot |work=TIMES}}</ref>
 
A study using captured ISIS weapon caches concluded that ISIS sourced millions of dollars worth of weapons supplied by the United States government,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/364917-study-shows-us-weapons-given-to-syrian-rebels-ended-up-in-isiss-hands/ |title=Study shows US weapons given to Syrian rebels ended up in ISIS hands |last=Shelbourne |first=Mallory |date=14 December 2017 |work=THE HILL}}</ref> in correlation to another captured isis cache where hundreds of weapons were linked to the Israel military.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nationalvanguard.org/2015/09/as-isis-retreats-cache-of-israeli-weapons-found/ |title=As ISIS Retreats, Cache of Israeli Weapons Found |last=Bradford |first=Handson |date=18 September 2015 |work=National Vanguard}}</ref>