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Jihadists Celebrate California Wildfires

Jihadist groups on social media have celebrated California wildfires as divine punishment and potential terrorist tactics, though direct links to arson remain unconfirmed.

By    |   Thursday, 16 January 2025 06:23 AM EST

Jihadist social media accounts are urging incitement and celebration of the California wildfires. In one such case, a pro-ISIS jihadist TikTok account posted a graphic showing a man carrying a firebomb against the red backdrop with a wildfire burning.

The fires have burned more than 40,000 acres.

John Rossomando

John Rossomando is an experienced national security and counterterrorism analyst and researcher who writes for Newsmax and has been featured in numerous publications and has been consulted by numerous U.S. government agencies.

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Jihadist social media accounts are urging incitement and celebration of the California wildfires. In one such case, a pro-ISIS jihadist TikTok account posted a graphic showing a man carrying a firebomb against the red backdrop with a wildfire burning.
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