Jihadist groups hail Trump’s travel ban as a victory

The following article by Joby Warrick was posted on the Washington Post website January 29, 2017:

President Trump signs an executive order Friday at the Pentagon that temporarily bans people from seven mostly Muslim countries from entering the United States. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

Jihadist groups on Sunday celebrated the Trump administration’s ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying the new policy validates their claim that the United States is at war with Islam.

Comments posted to pro-Islamic State social media accounts predicted that President Trump’s executive order would persuade American Muslims to side with the extremists. One posting hailed the U.S. president as “the best caller to Islam,” while others predicted that Trump would soon launch a new war in the Middle East. Continue reading “Jihadist groups hail Trump’s travel ban as a victory”