Except for the election, I can't figure out why there would be a declaration of near victory right now. Those usually come around appropriations time, as a spur for more funding.
If I were peddling lies like this, I'd want them to avoid using my name as well. "A Senior US Official" indeed.
Terrorists in South America, Arabia and Asian are using the illegal drug trade to finance their mass murders. Re-legalize drugs and take the hyper-profits out. Dry up terror and crime funding. It's the only answer, which will only be tried, once everything else has been tried over and over and over.