Headline is a little overblown....
Apparently al-Baghdadi, the titular leader of ISIS, has fled Mosul for more receptive climes. Which brings up a strong morale buster for the remaining ISIS irregulars - why do you stay when your leader has deserted? You are now nothing but sacrifices to his lust for power combined with his incompetence as a leader.
But like World War II Japanese soldiers on isolated islands in the Pacific, who fought on long after the surrender and armistice was signed, because they could not believe the possibility of defeat, the remaining ISIS irregulars still think there is some “honor” in resistance.
That and the 72 virgins. Which, as it turns out, is a promise that the leaders of ISIS have no means of insuring it shall be carried out.
A cornered rodent will turn and fight for no other reason than it is cornered.
No wonder zer0 is so pissed off today.