Islamic State (ISIS), Al-Qaeda, Iran-Axis Supporters Rejoice Over Los Angeles Wildfires, Promote Hashtag ‘#America Is Burning’,

From MEMRI

On January 9, 2025, a pro-ISIS outlet published commentary by a prominent ISIS supporter, titled: “Wildfires Devour American State of California, Causing the Ruling Gang Billions in Losses.”

The author wrote: “They supported the Jews with all their weapons to burn Palestine. They allocated funds, capabilities, and equipment to destroy Muslim countries. They persisted in their aggression, and boasted, arrogantly: ‘Who is stronger than us?’ Subsequently, punishment came to them from directions they did not perceive.”

After describing the wildfires as a “soldier of Almighty Allah,” sufficient to remind the “servants of Satan” that they are but “insects before the wrath of Allah, The Avenger!” the author added: “Then you want us to abandon His worship to worship you, and abandon His only true religion for your debased, man-made religions? Why?! So that His wrath may descend upon us as it descended upon you, for example?!”

The piece concluded gleefully: “May Allah increase your losses and calamities, and keep you distracted you from Muslims with yourselves.”

An ISIS supporter on Telegram shared a photo from space of areas in Los Angeles County engulfed in flames, and wrote: “America is burning, May Allah increase His blessings.”

…a pro-Al-Qaeda media group on Telegram shared mainstream media videos of wildfires in California. Titled: “America and Its War on Islam,” it commented: “Feast your eyes, our people in Palestine, our people in Gaza…Feast your eyes on America burning. This is Allah’s revenge on those who supply your enemy with missiles that kill you.” The post further states that this is what befell “tyrannical, arrogant America.”

On January 8, a member of the Ansar Allah Houthi Political Bureau shared video footage on his X account of the Los Angeles wildfires, which were still raging. Referencing a recent statement in which President-elect Trump said that if the Israeli hostages held in Gaza were not freed by the time he takes office on January 20, “all hell will break out.” The user mockingly commented: “Is this the hell Trump threatened?”

And so on.

Meanwhile the Telegraph reports that residents of the LA district of Kenneth made a citizens arrests on a suspected arsonist. The man, said to be homeless (did he burn that down first?) The man was found with what neighbours described as a “large propane tank or flamethrower”. Is that the sort of thing rough sleepers generally tote around with them in the US? In London they are lucky if they can hold onto a couple of cardboard boxes to crawl inside. 

Starting fires is another option for the would be jihadi who can’t afford a gun.