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We need to obey critical directive: output ONLY the requested
Then the cleaned, rewritten article HTML body text.
We must clean text: remove promotional lines, “SEE ALSO” links, footer junk. Also need to protect all media: keep all img tags, video iframe, shorts, Twitter/X embed blocks exactly as they are, inline in original relative positions. Also need to rewrite headline to unique, fresh, professional. Then rewrite surrounding news story body text into natural, high-quality professional English.
We need to rewrite the surrounding news story body (the main article) while preserving media elements.
First, identify promotional lines: There’s
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
– promotional, remove. Also
TRUMP ADMIN WARNS … (maybe considered promotional? It’s a strong but it’s part of article). The instruction: remove promotional lines, “SEE ALSO” links, and footer junk. So promotional lines like “You can now listen…” should be removed. Also maybe the strong headings are part of article but maybe considered promotional? Probably not; they are article content.
Footer junk likely includes “Fox News Digital has reached out…” and “Emma Bussey …” footers. Also “SEE ALSO” links maybe present but not seen.
We must keep all img tags, keep their positions. Ensure we preserve tags exactly.
We also need to rewrite headline: original: “ISIS poised to exploit historic US Iraq exit, terror group ‘actively waiting in the gaps,’ expert warns”. Need unique, fresh, professional. Perhaps: “Expert Warns ISIS May Exploit US Iraq Withdrawal, Citing Growing Security Gaps”. But need to be unique. Maybe: “Analyst Predicts ISIS Could Capitalize on U.S. Iraq Exit, Highlighting Emerging Security Vacuum”. Let’s craft: “Analyst Warns ISIS May Exploit U.S. Iraq Withdrawal, Highlighting Emerging Security Vacuum”. That seems professional.
Now rewrite body: We need to rewrite the news story into natural, high-quality professional English. Keep the content but rewrite.
We need to keep the same structure (p tags) but rewrite inside each paragraph. Also keep the strong tags? The strong tags likely part of article, but they are headings (maybe considered promotional). However instruction only says remove promotional lines, “SEE ALSO” links, footer junk. The strong tags are part of article content, but they may be considered promotional; but we can keep them as they are part of story. But maybe they are “strong” lines like “US SERVICE MEMBER KILLED…” which are article headings, not promotional. We’ll keep them.
We need to remove the promotional paragraph: “
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
” Also maybe remove any footers like “Fox News Digital has reached out…” and “Emma Bussey…” as they are footer/junk.
Now we must rewrite the paragraph texts.
Let’s go through each
element.
We need to preserve media: img tags are placed within paragraphs. Must keep them inline in original relative positions.
Paragraph list:
1.
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
-> remove.
2.
The Islamic State is quietly rebuilding as the United States prepares to complete its withdrawal from Iraq, raising fears the terror group could exploit a security vacuum, a regional security expert warned Sunday.
-> rewrite.
3.
With U.S. forces leaving by Sept. 30 and as Baghdad tries to rein in Iran-backed militias, Iraq could also be entering its most dangerous period since ISIS seized Mosul in 2014, according to counterterrorism expert Dr. Omar Mohammed.
-> rewrite.
4.
“ISIS is waiting actively in the gaps, as it historically always has,” Mohammed, author and researcher with the George Washington University Program on Extremism, told Fox News Digital.
-> rewrite.
5.
US SERVICE MEMBER KILLED IN IRAQ AS TROOPS RECOVER UNIDENTIFIED REMAINS IN JORDAN: CENTCOM
-> keep strong (maybe rewrite surrounding text if any). There’s no following text besides image. Keep as is (maybe rewrite? but it’s a headline). The instruction: rewrite the surrounding news story body text; this is part of story. Maybe we need to rewrite the headline within strong tag? It might be considered part of article. Could rewrite as a bolded headline, but keep strong? Probably keep as is but maybe rewrite to be more neutral? But instruction: rewrite headline to be unique, fresh, professional. That’s the main headline. The strong tags inside article are subheadings; maybe they are okay to keep.
6. 
-> keep exactly.
7.
The Islamic State is quietly rebuilding as the United States prepares to complete its withdrawal from Iraq, regional analysts say. (History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
-> rewrite.
8.
“The question is not whether American forces leave Iraq in September; that timetable is set. The question is what leaves with them.”
-> rewrite.
9.
“The militias claim the ISIS threat in order to keep their weapons, while ISIS recruits from the grievances that the militias create,” Mohammed explained.
-> rewrite.
10.
“That is exactly the dynamic that hollowed out Mosul before 2014, when the city was caught between a sectarian security apparatus and the insurgency it fed.”
-> rewrite.
11.
After preparing for years, ISIS captured Mosul, about 250 miles north of Baghdad, over a decade ago. Iraqi security forces collapsed and fled the city.
-> rewrite.
12.
The group built underground networks through assassinations, extortion, intimidation and infiltration before launching its offensive. ISIS seized U.S.-made weapons and hundreds of millions of dollars before leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate.
-> rewrite.
13.
At the time, Mohammed launched “Mosul Eye,” a blog that secretly documented life under ISIS rule, exposing its operations and offering intelligence to U.S. forces.
-> rewrite.
14.
TRUMP ADMIN WARNS IRAQ OVER IRAN TERROR PROXIES AS US REPORTEDLY BLOCKS CASH PAYMENTS
-> keep strong (maybe rewrite? but it’s a headline). Could keep.
15. -> keep.
16.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has said it will continue working to dismantle ISIS networks and prevent the terror group’s resurgence. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
-> rewrite.
17.
Mohammed’s story is chronicled in Mosul Eye: A Scholar’s Clandestine War Against ISIS, out July 21 from Skyhorse Publishing, with a foreword by Pope Francis and an introduction by retired Gen. David Petraeus.
-> rewrite.
18.
Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, went on to recapture Mosul in July 2017. When the U.S. combat mission ended in 2021, ISIS continued operating in parts of Iraq and Syria.
-> rewrite.
19.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has said it will continue working to dismantle ISIS networks and prevent the terror group’s resurgence.
-> this is duplicate; rewrite (maybe combine but keep as separate). Keep but rewrite.
20.
But, citing Iraqi intelligence estimates, Mohammed said the number of ISIS fighters in neighboring Syria has increased from around 2,000 to as many as 10,000 since the collapse of Bashar Assad’s government in 2024.
-> rewrite.
21.
Mohammed also said the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, an umbrella organization integrated into Iraq’s security forces, was never disbanded after ISIS’s territorial defeat.
-> rewrite.
22.
He estimated the force has about 238,000 members, receives billions of dollars in government funding and includes factions with close ties to Iran that operate outside the Iraqi government’s direct control.
-> rewrite.
23.
IRAN TARGETS US WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE CAMPAIGN TO MANIPULATE AMERICANS, EMBARRASS TRUMP: EXPERTS
-> keep strong.
24. -> keep.
25.
With U.S. forces leaving by Sept. 30 and as Baghdad tries to rein in Iran-backed militias, Iraq could also be entering its most dangerous period since ISIS seized Mosul in 2014. (REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen)
-> rewrite.
26.
Now Baghdad is trying to bring armed factions, including Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq, under full state control.
-> rewrite.
27.
“Sept. 30 is not one deadline; it is two,” Mohammed said, referring to the simultaneous U.S. withdrawal and the domestic disarmament push.
-> rewrite.
28.
“The militias and ISIS are not separate stories; they are deeply interdependent. Each actively justifies the other. Both forces thrive in the unstable spaces the central state cannot hold.”
-> rewrite.
29.
The U.S. withdrawal also follows a 2024 U.S.-Iraq agreement that envisioned ending the mission in Iraq by 2025 while continuing support for anti-ISIS operations in Syria through September 2026. Mohammed warned against repeating past complacency.
-> rewrite.
30.
“Mosul did not fall in 2014 because ISIS was strong. It fell because everything that would have detected its strength—presence, attention, honest reporting from the ground—had been withdrawn in the years before, while the world’s eyes were elsewhere.”
-> rewrite.
31.
I’VE STUDIED MILITARY STRATEGY. TRUMP NOW FACES IRAN’S OLDEST BATTLEFIELD TRICK
-> keep strong.
32. -> keep.
33.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures toward Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi as they participate in a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Reuters)
-> rewrite.
34.
Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s White House meeting July 14, where it was announced remaining U.S. troops would leave Iraq, drew condemnation from Tehran.
-> rewrite.
35.
According to Iran International, Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei , called al-Zaidi’s trip “regrettable” and claimed it damaged Iraq’s dignity.
-> rewrite.
36.
Mohammed said Iran’s influence inside Iraq is important to Tehran after U.S. strikes degraded parts of its proxy network.
-> rewrite.
37.
“Iran’s strategic calculation matters more now than at any point in a decade because Iraq is essentially what Iran has left,” Mohammed said. “So the regime’s real fear is not resurgence. It is irrelevance.”
-> rewrite.
38.
Tehran fears an Iraq where the government successfully disarms the militias, U.S. forces leave on Baghdad’s terms rather than Iran’s, and no active security crisis remains to justify armed groups operating outside full state control, he said.
-> rewrite.
39.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
-> This is a promotional call-to-action, likely considered promotional junk, should remove. The instruction: remove promotional lines. So we should delete this paragraph.
40.
“That said, what happens across the wider region after September will not be decided by anyone’s stated intentions or diplomatic promises,” Mohammed added.
-> rewrite.
41.
“I have seen what a city pays when that judgment is wrong. Whether ISIS grows large enough to frighten Iran, or stays just large enough to serve it, will be one of the defining questions of the year after the withdrawal,” he warned.
-> rewrite.
42.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
-> remove (footer junk).
43.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.
-> remove (footer junk).
Now we need to rewrite each paragraph into natural professional English. Ensure we keep media elements inline.
We must ensure we keep the img tags in same relative positions.
Let’s rewrite each paragraph concisely.
Paragraph 2: “The Islamic State is quietly rebuilding as the United States prepares to complete its withdrawal from Iraq, raising fears the terror group could exploit a security vacuum, a regional security expert warned Sunday.”
Rewrite: “Analysts say the Islamic State is quietly reconstituting itself as the United States nears the completion of its withdrawal from Iraq, prompting concerns that the group may exploit a resulting security vacuum.”
Paragraph 3: “With U.S. forces leaving by Sept. 30 and as Baghdad tries to rein in Iran-backed militias, Iraq could also be entering its most dangerous period since ISIS seized Mosul in 2014, according to counterterrorism expert Dr. Omar Mohammed.”
Rewrite: “With U.S. troops scheduled to depart by September 30 and Baghdad attempting to curb Iran‑backed militias, Iraq may be slipping into its most perilous phase since ISIS captured Mosul in 2014, according to counterterrorism expert Dr. Omar Mohammed.”
Paragraph 4: “ISIS is waiting actively in the gaps, as it historically always has,” Mohammed, author and researcher with the George Washington University Program on Extremism, told Fox News Digital.
Rewrite: “ISIS is patiently waiting in the gaps, as it has always done,” said Dr. Omar Mohammed, author and researcher at the George Washington University Program on Extremism, in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Paragraph 8: “The question is not whether American forces leave Iraq in September; that timetable is set. The question is what leaves with them.”
Rewrite: “The timing of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in September is already fixed; the real issue is what else will accompany the departing forces.”
Paragraph 9: “The militias claim the ISIS threat in order to keep their weapons, while ISIS recruits from the grievances that the militias create,” Mohammed explained.
Rewrite: “Mohammed explained that militias invoke the ISIS threat to justify retaining their weapons, while ISIS leverages the grievances generated by those militias for recruitment.”
Paragraph 10: “That is exactly the dynamic that hollowed out Mosul before 2014, when the city was caught between a sectarian security apparatus and the insurgency it fed.”
Rewrite: “This same dynamic contributed to Mosul’s collapse before 2014, when the city found itself caught between a sectarian security apparatus and the insurgency it inadvertently nurtured.”
Paragraph 11: “After preparing for years, ISIS captured Mosul, about 250 miles north of Baghdad, over a decade ago. Iraqi security forces collapsed and fled the city.”
Rewrite: “After years of preparation, ISIS seized Mosul—located roughly 250 miles north of Baghdad—over a decade ago, causing Iraqi security forces to collapse and retreat from the city.”
Paragraph 12: “The group built underground networks through assassinations, extortion, intimidation and infiltration before launching its offensive. ISIS seized U.S.-made weapons and hundreds of millions of dollars before leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate.”
Rewrite: “The organization established clandestine networks via assassinations, extortion, intimidation and infiltration before launching its offensive, seizing U.S.-made weapons and hundreds of millions of dollars, and prompting Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to proclaim a self‑styled caliphate.”
Paragraph 13: “At the time, Mohammed launched “Mosul Eye,” a blog that secretly documented life under ISIS rule, exposing its operations and offering intelligence to U.S. forces.”
Rewrite: “At that time, Mohammed created “Mosul Eye,” a clandestine blog that documented daily life under ISIS rule, exposing the group’s operations and providing intelligence to U.S. forces.”
Paragraph 16: “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has said it will continue working to dismantle ISIS networks and prevent the terror group’s resurgence.”
Rewrite: “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has stated it will continue targeting ISIS networks to hinder the group’s resurgence.”
Paragraph 17: “Mohammed’s story is chronicled in Mosul Eye: A Scholar’s Clandestine War Against ISIS, out July 21 from Skyhorse Publishing, with a foreword by Pope Francis and an introduction by retired Gen. David Petraeus.”
Rewrite: “Mohammed’s account appears in Mosul Eye: A Scholar’s Clandestine War Against ISIS, scheduled for release on July 21 by Skyhorse Publishing, featuring a foreword by Pope Francis and an introduction by retired General David Petraeus.”
Paragraph 18: “Iraqi forces, backed by the U.S.-led coalition, went on to recapture Mosul in July 2017. When the U.S. combat mission ended in 2021, ISIS continued operating in parts of Iraq and Syria.”
Rewrite: “Iraqi forces, supported by the U.S.-led coalition, recaptured Mosul in July 2017. After the U.S. combat mission concluded in 2021, ISIS persisted in portions of Iraq and Syria.”
Paragraph 19 (duplicate): “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has said it will continue working to dismantle ISIS networks and prevent the terror group’s resurgence.”
Rewrite similarly: “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reiterated its commitment to dismantle ISIS networks and prevent the group’s resurgence.”
Paragraph 20: “But, citing Iraqi intelligence estimates, Mohammed said the number of ISIS fighters in neighboring Syria has increased from around 2,000 to as many as 10,000 since the collapse of Bashar Assad’s government in 2024.”
Rewrite: “According to Iraqi intelligence estimates, Dr. Mohammed noted that ISIS fighter numbers in neighboring Syria have risen from roughly 2,000 to as many as 10,000 since the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in 2024.”
Paragraph 21: “Mohammed also said the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF, an umbrella organization integrated into Iraq’s security forces, was never disbanded after ISIS’s territorial defeat.”
Rewrite: “Dr. Mohammed added that the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella organization incorporated into Iraq’s security forces, was never disbanded following ISIS’s territorial defeat.”
Paragraph 22: “He estimated the force has about 238,000 members, receives billions of dollars in government funding and includes factions with close ties to Iran that operate outside the Iraqi government’s direct control.”
Rewrite: “He estimates the PMF comprises approximately 238,000 members, receives billions of dollars in government funding, and includes factions with close ties to Iran that function largely outside direct Iraqi government control.”
Paragraph 25: “With U.S. forces leaving by Sept. 30 and as Baghdad tries to rein in Iran-backed militias, Iraq could also be entering its most dangerous period since ISIS seized Mosul in 2014.”
Rewrite: “With U.S. forces slated to leave by September 30 and Baghdad attempting to rein in Iran‑backed militias, Iraq may be entering its most dangerous period since ISIS seized Mosul in 2014.”
Paragraph 26: “Now Baghdad is trying to bring armed factions, including Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al-Haq, under full state control.”
Rewrite: “Baghdad is now seeking to bring armed factions, such as Kataib Hezbollah and Asaib Ahl al‑Haq, fully under state control.”
Paragraph 27: “Sept. 30 is not one deadline; it is two,” Mohammed said, referring to the simultaneous U.S. withdrawal and the domestic disarmament push.
Rewrite: “Sept. 30 marks not a single deadline but two, Mohammed noted, referring to the simultaneous U.S. withdrawal and the domestic disarmament push.”
Paragraph 28: “The militias and ISIS are not separate stories; they are deeply interdependent. Each actively justifies the other. Both forces thrive in the unstable spaces the central state cannot hold.”
Rewrite: “The militias and ISIS are interdependent; each justifies the other, and both thrive in the unstable zones the central state cannot secure.”
Paragraph 29: “The U.S. withdrawal also follows a 2024 U.S.-Iraq agreement that envisioned ending the mission in Iraq by 2025 while continuing support for anti-ISIS operations in Syria through September 2026. Mohammed warned against repeating past complacency.”
Rewrite: “The withdrawal is also guided by a 2024 U.S.–Iraq agreement that set a 2025 end‑date for the Iraq mission while extending anti‑ISIS support in Syria through September 2026, and Dr. Mohammed warned against repeating past complacency.”
Paragraph 30: “Mosul did not fall in 2014 because ISIS was strong. It fell because everything that would have detected its strength—presence, attention, honest reporting from the ground—had been withdrawn in the years before, while the world’s eyes were elsewhere.”
Rewrite: “Mosul did not fall in 2014 because ISIS was weak; it fell because the presence, attention, and honest on‑the‑ground reporting that could have detected its strength had been withdrawn in preceding years, while the world’s focus had shifted elsewhere.”
Paragraph 33: “U.S. President Donald Trump gestures toward Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi as they participate in a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2026.”
Rewrite: “U.S. President Donald Trump gestures toward Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi during a bilateral meeting in the White House Oval Office on July 14, 2026.”
Paragraph 34: “Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s White House meeting July 14, where it was announced remaining U.S. troops would leave Iraq, drew condemnation from Tehran.”
Rewrite: “The July 14 White House meeting of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi, which announced the remaining U.S. troops would withdraw from Iraq, drew condemnation from Tehran.”
Paragraph 35: “According to Iran International, Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei , called al-Zaidi’s trip “regrettable” and claimed it damaged Iraq’s dignity.”
Rewrite: “Iran International reported that Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, described al‑Zaidi’s trip as “regrettable” and said it damaged Iraq’s dignity.”
Paragraph 36: “Mohammed said Iran’s influence inside Iraq is important to Tehran after U.S. strikes degraded parts of its proxy network.”
Rewrite: “Dr. Mohammed said Iran’s influence in Iraq remains vital to Tehran after U.S. strikes weakened parts of its proxy network.”
Paragraph 37: “Iran’s strategic calculation matters more now than at any point in a decade because Iraq is essentially what Iran has left,” Mohammed said. “So the regime’s real fear is not resurgence. It is irrelevance.”
Rewrite: “Iran’s strategic calculus now matters more than at any time in the past decade because Iraq represents what Iran has left, Dr. Mohammed said, adding that the regime’s greatest fear is not resurgence but irrelevance.”
Paragraph 38: “Tehran fears an Iraq where the government successfully disarms the militias, U.S. forces leave on Baghdad’s terms rather than Iran’s, and no active security crisis remains to justify armed groups operating outside full state control, he said.”
Rewrite: “Tehran fears an Iraq where the government fully disarms militias, where U.S. forces depart on Baghdad’s terms rather than Iran’s, and where no active security crisis provides justification for armed groups operating outside state control, he said.”
Now need to construct final HTML body with rewritten paragraphs, preserving img tags and their positions.
We also need to ensure promotional paragraph removed (39 and 42, 43). Also remove the “You can now listen…” paragraph.
We must also ensure that we keep any strong tags (they are part of article). The strong headings appear as separate paragraphs; we should
But we need to ensure that we don’t output any content besides the TITLE block and the final rewritten HTML. So we need to produce:
Then the HTML body with rewritten content. Need to rewrite all the paragraph text (the content, not the HTML tags) into professional English.
Let’s rewrite the paragraphs (keeping
tags). We’ll also keep the strong tags as they are, maybe rewrite the text inside.
But the instruction says: rewrite the surrounding news story body text. So we need to rewrite the content, but we can keep the structure (p tags) and maybe convert the tags to normal text? The instruction: “Rewrite the surrounding news story body text into natural, high-quality, professional English.” That likely means rewrite the text (the
content) into natural language. The strong tags are part of the text but maybe not required to change; we can keep them as they are or rewrite the text inside them. It’s ambiguous, but we can keep them as they are (they are part of article, not promotional). However they might be considered part of the body text, so we may need to rewrite them as well. But they are like headings; we might rewrite them but keep the strong tags? The instruction says “Rewrite the surrounding news story body text into natural, high-quality, professional English.” That likely includes all text in the body, including those strong lines (they are part of the story). But maybe they are just headings; but they are inside the article content. If we rewrite them, they’d become part of the rewritten article. But the requirement is to output the rewritten article HTML body text. The strong tags are part of the article body, not the headline. So we could rewrite them as normal text without tags (maybe keep the strong but rewrite the content). However the strong tags are inside
tags, so we can rewrite the text inside them (keeping ) or replace with normal text. Since they are just headings within the article, maybe they are not considered promotional but are part of article content. But they look like section headers; we could keep them as they are (the strong tags). However they might be considered promotional (maybe not). Safer to keep them as is.
Now the “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP” is clearly promotional, so we must remove that line. Also remove the footer paragraph about Emma Bussey.
We need to ensure we remove any “SEE ALSO” links, but there are none. So we just remove promotional and junk lines.
Now we need to produce the final output: tags (including the brackets). Then after that, the rewritten article HTML body text, presumably without any extra spaces before/after? It says “Followed immediately by your cleaned,4
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