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State Department officials said they were not ready to officially announce Allen’s departure, but he has notified his superiors he will give up his job in early November, after serving just over one year.

Asked if Allen had told colleagues he planned to leave, State Department spokesman Mark Toner did not answer directly, telling reporters that he “remains focused on his duties”.

Australian warplanes have carried out their first airstrike against the Islamic State group in Syria, destroying an armored personnel carrier, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews said Wednesday.