Twitter Confusion and Seemingly call to war by ISIS to be Answer by Mormons “Sorry watching Star Wars, etc”
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Over the weekend, news emerged that the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had released a message to his followers. Delivered through ISIS-aligned social media accounts, the 24-minute audio address served as a rallying cry to Muslims around the world to join the cause and taunted the group's growing number of adversaries heading into 2016.
"Crusaders and Jews don't dare to come on the ground because they were defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan," he said, according to the Telegraph. "Be confident that God will grant victory to those who worship him, and hear the good news that our state is doing well. The more intense the war against it, the purer it becomes and the tougher it gets."
The call to the faithful, however, fell on deaf ears for most Muslims — if the response of Iyad El-Baghdadi's Twitter trolls are to be believed. El-Baghdadi, a prominent human rights activist, was originally mistaken by many online as an ISIS follower or al-Baghdadi himself, after he tweeted a number of the ISIS chief's messages, like this:
Only later did El-Baghdadi have to provide context to inform some members of the media he was not a terrorist leader.
"Perhaps the funniest/weirdest response was when ISIS supporters (I mean real ISIS supporters) were actually offended that I was mistaken for their great leader," he told Mic in an email. "I think that tweet is down coz the account must have been suspended after I brought attention to it."
The response to his tweets of the messages from ISIS was revealing. Rather than take up arms, rather than kill infidels, rather than enslave women, Muslims of Twitter said they had better things to do, like see Star Wars.
It wasn't simply about waging jihad against Kylo Ren or surrendering to Disney's slick marketing. Muslims and other happy trolls of Twitter in general responded with mockery to the Islamic State's call — proving the tweet can be mightier than the sword.
While the Twitter confusion offered an amusing venue for ISIS troll to go to town, the actual terrorist organization is said to be at a critical crossroads even as it had widened its scope of operations to a global level. On the ground, battlefield setbacks like the loss of Ramadi in Iraq and the free Kurdish stronghold of Rojava in northeastern Syria have brought increased pressure to bear. On both sides, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, one of the many regional groups contending for power, is reportedly inching closer to the ISIS capital of Raqqa.
Airstrikes from the United States and Russia have continued to pummel the group, denting oil revenues and even reportedly wounding al-Baghdadi in October.
The ISIS crossroads mirrors a similar crisis of confidence in the United States, where a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Monday showed 40% of Americans believed terrorists were winning in their struggle against the United States, while another 40% suggested neither side was dominant. Only 18% gave the United States the upper hand.
The year 2016 will likely see the battle continue. With ISIS social media engagement a critical component of the group's operation, effective trolling has never been relevant.
The Call to War:
ISIS leader: This isn't just a new crusade, the entire world has joined forces against us. But don't worry, our state persists and expands.
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
@iyad_elbaghdadi Sorry but I’m watching Star Wars, maybe tomorrow...
Sorry mate, I don't want to risk dying before the next Star Wars comes out. twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdad…
@iyad_elbaghdadi in this special occasion, is there any changes in virgin numbers?
72 is so old school.
@iyad_elbaghdadi in this special occasion, is there any changes in virgin numbers? 72 is so old school.
@yalmaamoun @iyad_elbaghdadi I've heard they're offering an extra 15 virgins as part of a special Black Friday deal in 2016* * =Details TBC
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
@iyad_elbaghdadi Sorry Amir al-Mushrikeen, I'm busy being a real Muslim, giving to charity etc. Also, your dental plan sucks. #GoatTeethISIS
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
@iyad_elbaghdadi I wanna wait until April and find out what happened to Jon Snow
ISIS leader: The West learned the lessons and will not send their own soldiers. Instead they fight us using Shias and apostates.@iyad_elbaghdadi can you give me some details of your health plan #IslamIsTheProblem , and what sort of funeral benefits you offer
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
@iyad_elbaghdadi Oh, dude, can I join? I'm actually an infidel, but I've nearly finished Fallout 4 so I'm going to have loads of time free
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
@iyad_elbaghdadi You should have told me before. I just renewed my pornhub subscription. Anyways, hope you are enjoying Russian fireworks.
ISIS leaders: We urgently call upon every Muslim to join the fight, especially those in the land of the two shrines (Saudi Arabia), rise.
@iyad_elbaghdadi sorry mate but I'm busy radicalizing my jam tonight! Lol pic.twitter.com/Qocsd41vW3
Nah dude, it's holiday season, getting tickets is going to be hell and ya girl broke. twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdad…
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