Jihadi Vogue opens new front in the war on terror organisation ISIS

AS ISIS continues to mobilise on Twitter on YouTube, spoof accounts are returning fire with satire. No one is sacred. Not even Kimye’s baby daughter.

”They grow up so fast": Spoof account makes fun of terrorists.

SOLDIERS fighting a holy war can now rely on a new bible: Jihadi Vogue.

But while the “Style Quran” for the average mujahedeen explains “why khaki is back” and “fashion tips for the caliphate” to “dress for success”, of course it’s not what it seems.

This is one publication that readers are not expected to slavishly follow.

It is, in fact, aimed at poking fun at the rise of the earnest jihadist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and seems to be part of a new front in the war on terror.

Just finished shooting for the new edition of jihadi vogue what do u think? pic.twitter.com/gn9LJ0F3zy

— Abu Waheeb (@abuwaheeb_dawla) July 14, 2014

Posted on Twitter by the user @abuwaheeb, a spoof account for the ISIS main commander in Iraq, it is one of a number of posts that counteracts the social media campaign of terrorists. ISIS’s use of Twitter and YouTube has been sophisticated, even leading to the war in Syria and Iraq being described as the Twitter jihad.

The group and its members are profilic tweeters, posting propaganda glorifying their acts and have built a strong online following. They post videos of atrocities and have even released an Android app.

Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf has become notorious for his Twitter posts, with fresh photos released overnight of battlefield executions.

Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf posing with an AK-47 in front of a sports car from an undisclosed location within Iraq. Photo: Twitter

Sharrouf reportedly participated in execution of Iraqi men. This image was posted to Twitter by Mohamed Elomar.

But those on the other side of the Twitter jihad are increasingly turning to humour to cut through the rhetoric:

Me and my pals just teleported from a night of clubbing in Beirut now just crossing the border to #Iraq thanks #ISIS pic.twitter.com/UtZijMP3EC

— Abu Waheeb (@abuwaheeb_dawla) July 13, 2014

Another prominent “brother” in the fight is @CaliphIbrahim, which is the spoof account for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who named himself Caliph of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in the western Iraq and north-eastern Syria.

My grandson Muawiya pretending he's a martyr. Gotta cherish these moments, they grow up so fast. pic.twitter.com/ofrVT5k6JM

— Caliph Baghdadi (HA) (@CaliphIbrahim) July 16, 2014

I'm not molesting anyone ya kafira @pamellalala !! If she didn't cover her eyes then she asking 4 it !!! pic.twitter.com/I1NBmPaNie

— Caliph Baghdadi (HA) (@CaliphIbrahim) July 15, 2014

Even Kanye’s baby is not safe:

. Very sad ya sheikh @ShishaniOmar ! I ask media manager sheikh @Shkh_AL_Adnani to make it trend ! #BringBackMyBaby pic.twitter.com/NhWwKaTGqD

— Caliph Baghdadi (HA) (@CaliphIbrahim) July 12, 2014

He also helpfully cleared up confusion about whether he was wearing a flashy Swiss-made Rolex watch during a video.

It no discussion ya kafir @DanielPipes ! It Rolex, but kufar media spreading lies about Caliph ! pic.twitter.com/pUs2ZZOeQP

— Caliph Baghdadi (HA) (@CaliphIbrahim) July 11, 2014