JERUSALEM POST
Ex-intel chief praises Baghdadi hit, says Iran, Hezbollah should be next
by Herb Keinon
October 27, 2019

The purported US killing of shadowy Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is an “impressive” US intelligence and operational feat, but it is important to remember that Iran – not ISIS – is the main threat in the Middle East, a top Israeli security analyst said on Sunday. Amos Yadlin, a former head of military intelligence who today heads the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, wrote in a Twitter thread that ISIS ceased being a territorial entity two years ago when it lost Mosul and Raqqa. “For us Israelis, the threat from ISIS is secondary,” he said…READ MORE