This would be only logical. With every government on earth trying to kill him now for killing one or more of their people as well as families of everyone he has killed wanting him dead and hiring assassins, it makes sense he would prepare for his end, especially if he believes in what he is doing in order for ISIS not to end. Though this thought of ISIS not ending might be horrific for the rest of us, to him he would want it to continue despite what happened to him much like Osama Bin Laden also prepared for his end by training others to replace him.
Special Ops General: ISIS Leader Preparing for Own Demise
The
leader of ISIS appears to be preparing for his own demise by looking
for an heir to the terror throne, the chief of U.S. special operations
said today."I
Special Ops General: ISIS Leader Preparing for Own Demise
By LEE FERRAN and JAMES GORDON MEEK
3 hours ago
Special Ops General: ISIS Leader Preparing for Own Demise (ABC News)
The leader of ISIS
appears to be preparing for his own demise by looking for an heir to the
terror throne, the chief of U.S. special operations said today.
DIGITAL FEATURE: What Is ISIS? Who Is Al-Baghdadi?Only 60 Syrian Fighters Trained: US Military Falling Short of GoalsHow 400 US Troops Will Train Syria's Moderate Opposition to Fight ISISVotel declined to elaborate on Abu Bakr al-Bagdadi's condition or altered role in the organization. Past media reports suggested that al-Baghdadi had been wounded, but at the time U.S. military officials said they could not confirm those reports.
Multiple counter-terrorism officials have told ABC News that al-Baghdadi was not injured in an airstrike, as had been reported, and is believed to be alive and well. He is thought to frequently move between Iraq and Syria, according to the officials.
Earlier this week The New York Times reported that al-Baghdadi had "empowered" his deputies as well as regional commanders to ensure ISIS would go on fighting without him.
Votel also told the audience he remained "confident" in the U.S.-led program to train moderate Syrian groups to take on ISIS in their homeland, despite saying that the number of fighters involved is "not great."
Defense Secretary Ash Carter made a shocking admission earlier this month when he testified before Congress that the U.S. is only currently training 60 Syrian fighters. Last year, the Pentagon predicted it would train as many as 5,000 moderate Syrian rebels per year over three years.
Votel was undeterred by the slow progress of the program.
"We're very early on in the process. The numbers are not great. I've had some opportunity to go look at that. I feel very confident in the system we have in place. I feel very confident that as we continue to invest in this area and continue with time that this will be successful for us," he said.
ABC News' Justin Fishel contributed to this report.
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