US: Don’t call ISIS threat ‘radical Islam’

The White House has slammed those calling for identifying the threat coming from terror groups as “radical Islam”, arguing that such a move would advance the dreaded outfit ISIS’ narratives.

“It certainly would advance ISIL’s (ISIS) narrative that somehow they were acting on behalf of Islam, when in fact, the ideology that they are seeking to advance is a gross perversion of that religion,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily press conference on Monday.

At the same time, he asserted that it is the responsibility of the leaders of the Muslim community, both inside the US and globally, to come out strongly and openly against terrorist groups like the ISIS.

Mr Earnest was responding to reporter’s questions on the remarks made by the US President Barack Obama in this regard during his address to the nation on Sunday.