Twitter account mocks ISIS jihadists

The bio of the new Twitter account claims to depict extremists 'dropping songs not bombs' in a hilarious new satire of the terrorist group.

Among the photographs to be posted are shots depicting ISIS militants and extremists with microphones in their hands singing Madonna, Kelis, Katy Perry and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

ISIS isn't exactly renowned for its comedy value, or its sense of humour - but the account has proved popular and has gained more than 35,000 followers within a few weeks.

The posts usually depict extremists and fighters in a position which offers some semblance to the chosen song lyrics.

One shows a group of militants on a stage before a crowd. One jihadi is holding his hands in the air alongside a microphone.

Below him, the photo is captioned with the lyrics from Katy Perry's song roar, which declares he has 'the eye of a tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire'.

Another shows a man holding a piece of paper and microphone aloft before a cheering crowd.

The song lyrics below, taken from a cringeworthy Carly Rae Jepsen song, declare: 'Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my number, so call me crazy.'

While the account is the first to create a Twitter feed showing fighters as they would look while performing, it isn't the first time the bloodthirsty group has been lampooned on social media.

Last year thousands of social media users mocked the group under the hashtag #AskIslamicState.

A wave of tongue-in-cheek virals ridiculing the terrorist organisation began sweeping the internet, in the form of an 'ask me anything', in which everyday users posed questions to the group.

This included queries about Big Brother - 'I'm thinking of visiting, but hate the idea of missing Celebrity Big Brother. Do you show it?' to 'did you cry when Patrick Swazye died in GHOST?'

And under the hashtag #ISISmovies, users re-wrote famous film titles, but with an Islamic State undertone.

One of those included 'To Kill a Mocking Kurd' - a take on the book, play and film To Kill a Mocking Bird.

'Return of the Jihadi', based on the Star Wars movie and 'Stoned', the 2005 film about the Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones, were also tweeted by several users.

Such treatment gives ISIS a taste of its own medicine - the group has previously hijacked social media hashtags in an attempt to spread its propaganda.

(dailymail.co.uk)