Maybe they hope some Hollywood producer will discover them.
Corniness is back in al-Qaeda’s promotional videos
By Dan Lamothe September 26 at 10:58 AM
The aggressive media campaign by the Islamic State and other militant groups has received a lot of attention this year as they’ve terrorized Iraq and Syria, murdered Westerners on video and taken to social media to promote their views. But another aspect of their media campaign has been largely overlooked: Corniness is back.
The video above, posted on Wednesday, purportedly shows militant fighters with Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. With music in the background, the clip shows masked snipers opening fire, wearing “ghillie suits” that help keep them hidden in the field and using rifle scopes and other modern equipment. But it also shows a bizarre sequence of fighters doing flips, running through obstacles courses and practicing hand-to-hand combat. Some of it is even in slow motion, enhancing the weirdness.
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Corniness is back in al-Qaeda’s promotional videos
By Dan Lamothe September 26 at 10:58 AM
The aggressive media campaign by the Islamic State and other militant groups has received a lot of attention this year as they’ve terrorized Iraq and Syria, murdered Westerners on video and taken to social media to promote their views. But another aspect of their media campaign has been largely overlooked: Corniness is back.
The video above, posted on Wednesday, purportedly shows militant fighters with Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. With music in the background, the clip shows masked snipers opening fire, wearing “ghillie suits” that help keep them hidden in the field and using rifle scopes and other modern equipment. But it also shows a bizarre sequence of fighters doing flips, running through obstacles courses and practicing hand-to-hand combat. Some of it is even in slow motion, enhancing the weirdness.
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