This is a group that has acquired a little geography, but remains in a precarious position. The last thing that they should have wanted to do is to encourage a world power to come in and give them a butt-kicking. Their provocation of the Western World is really stupid from a strategic standpoint.
But losers tend to do stupid things. And, nature has many ways of disposing of stupid losers.
Its all part of the deception of radical islam right? They behead doing the ‘will of allah’ hence their yelling out alahu ahkbar’. So allah will either grant/reward them holy victory over infidels or assure a holy warrior/martyr status in the hereafter. Its like a sanctioned thrill and high to participate is grisly death’s sanctioned by allah with rewards. Religion designed for losers with no hope of a happy earthly existence and its been around since the 7th century. Mankind is just as stupid now despite technology and other scientific advancements. Deception of false religion is powerful, enduring stuff.