The Islamist State of Iraq and the Levant, aka ISIL or ISIS, aka the successor to al-Qaeda in Iraq, has taken social media terrorism to a whole new level since the group began storming through Iraqi cities. In addition to tweeting pictures of their parades, guns, swimming parties, shopping, cupcakes and truck decals…
#حملة_المليار_مسلم_لنصرة_الدولة_الإسلامية AllEyesOnISIS# من #قطر .. نصرة لدولة الإسلام pic.twitter.com/WwiybBx65G
— Islamic State Media (@ISIS_Conquests) June 20, 2014
Cupcake yapmislar Isis icin:/ RT @ahmetmatar11 Support from South Africa to the Islamic State #ISIS pic.twitter.com/3aYIDi3BTN
— canan (@jbck24) June 20, 2014
ISIS shopping for clothes in Raqqa. #syria pic.twitter.com/59BqEgyHD8
— Brenda StoterBoscolo (@BrendaStoter) June 20, 2014
Selfies delay drive on Baghdad RT @Islam4Sham #Live_the_cause #Islamic_State of #Iraq & #Sham #mujahideen pic.twitter.com/7iiwZSvWvj
— Bridget Johnson (@Bridget_PJM) June 25, 2014
Now, apparently jihadists and their cats are a thing, because what better way to burnish their pop-culture creds than furry animals?
Did you know: Cats can drink from the water for ablution(pre-prayer wash) in Islam? :) pic.twitter.com/85JpYn368r
— Islamic State of Cat (@ISILCats) June 25, 2014
Most important thing to put in your ammunition vest and bring to battle is a kitten – Abu Hamza #ISILCats pic.twitter.com/bp4ddPztTO
— Islamic State of Cat (@ISILCats) June 25, 2014
Milk for the kitties pic.twitter.com/fjdR0nhUFb
— Islamic State of Cat (@ISILCats) June 25, 2014
I Luvs My Mujahid pic.twitter.com/UnEwlY13IB
— Islamic State of Cat (@ISILCats) June 25, 2014
Still haven’t seen them issue motivational posters with the phrase “Dogs wag, cats wage jihad.”