ISIS expected to grow ability to target the West, says Pentagon watchdog
The Islamic State is expected to revamp its operations in Syria and is predicted to grow its capability to attack the West — now that U.S. and allied-Syrian Democratic Forces’ operations to combat ISIS in Syria have been curtailed, according to a new report.
As a result, the Sunni jihadi group will likely have the “time and space” to target the west and regroup around the world, the Defense Intelligence Agency told the DoD Inspector General.
The report predicted that ISIS will have the “‘time and space’ to target the West” and back its offshoots and networks around the world.
Additionally, the report claimed that the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “would likely have little effect on the ability of ISIS to reconstitute.”
