Although the U.S. knows 'almost nothing' about the new leader of ISIS, he is 'a nobody,' according to a senior State Department official, making it difficult for the terror group to rally around him.
Although the U.S. knows"almost nothing" about the new leader of ISIS, he is"a nobody," according to a senior State Department official, making it difficult for the terror group to rally around him.
U.S. ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism Nathan Sales said Friday that the administration was"looking into the leader, his role in the organization, where he came from." But the senior official said Wednesday the new leader"appears to be a nobody. Nobody knows his background." The speech provides little information about the new leader or spokesperson, with both names pseudonyms that mask their real identity, but tie them to the Quraysh tribe, a historic Arab tribe based near Islam's holy city Mecca. Doing so is a way to create legitimacy for their leadership because the prophet Muhammad is said to be from the Quraysh tribe.
Earlier this week, Turkey announced that it has captured al-Baghdadi's sister, known as Rasmiya Awad, along with her husband, daughter-in-law, and five children. A senior Turkish official told reporters her arrest was an intelligence"gold mine," according to the Associated Press, but the senior State Department official could not confirm anything related to it.
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