The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released a propaganda message reacting to comments attributed to United States President, Donald Trump, about plans to launch military operations against the group in Nigeria.
In the message circulated through its usual communication channels, ISWAP denounced Trump as a “reckless American tyrant,” alleging that he was influenced by “evangelical Christian and Jewish advisers” during his administration.
The terrorists group described the alleged remarks as part of a U.S. attempt to portray itself as a “global defender of Christians,” warning that such rhetoric could drag Washington into more conflicts across Africa and beyond.
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ISWAP cited ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique — where Islamist insurgencies have killed hundreds — as evidence of the U.S. seeking new battlegrounds to justify intervention.
According to the statement, this development fits into what ISWAP described as the Islamic State’s global strategy to overstretch U.S. forces across multiple war fronts, naming Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Afghanistan, and the Lake Chad Basin as potential pressure points.
The group also issued new operational directives to its members, advising them to avoid public gatherings, limit movement, and cut down smartphone use due to what it called “expected escalation in U.S. drone and surveillance operations.”
ISWAP’s message ended with a call for Muslims in West Africa to “unite and prepare,” accusing the West of committing “crimes against African Muslims” under the guise of fighting terrorism.
The United States military had drafted contingency plans for possible military action in Nigeria following an order from President Donald Trump, who directed the Pentagon to “prepare to intervene” to protect Christians from attacks by Islamic militants, as per The New York Times reports.
