The purpose is to get the US to send more troops. The globalists are freaking out that Trump is slowly pulling out of the ME. Without us there it will be harder, not easier, to recruit jihadis. This is terrifying the arms industry as well as the international financiers, various NGOs ,etc. These people need US involvement to keep their rice bowls full.
The purpose is to make it look like our planned and announced withdrawals occurred because they drove us out - alHamdul’ allah!
Its always their way
Will happen in Afghanistan, too