A jarring Christmas greeting straight from an ISIS workshop, according to terrorism investigators, is urging radical followers in the U.S. and other western nations to “Make it Miserable” for Christian faithful.
In the graphic, an ornament hanging from a tree is a grenade, with a rifle as the backdrop, held by a camouflage-commando. The not-so-veiled threat has grabbed the attention of Illinois State Police.
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The alert for Illinois law enforcement, prepared by analysts at the Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center in Springfield, was dated November 20 and obtained by the I-Team. It points police statewide to a graphic from ISIS Khorasan Province, known as ISIS-K.
The poster with a grenade ornament and a rifle is underscored by three words: “Make it Miserable.”
According to the state police alert sent to law enforcement across Illinois, “these types of graphics have been common in the last decade as terrorist organizations and violent extremists encourage attacks during the holiday season.”