If they didn't have the Internet, they wouldn't be able to get those other nuts to join them.
Islamic State's media-savvy militants spread message with ease
Fighters of the Islamic State pose after the battle for Tabqa air base in Raqqah, Syria. (Raqqa Media Center of Islamic State)
By W.J. HENNIGANcontact the reporter
BritainSyriaIraqIslamic StateIraq Crisis (2014)Al-QaedaTwitter, Inc.
Islamic State's media savvy makes Osama bin Laden's publicity attempts seem as dated as black-and-white TV
CIA is concerned about how Islamic State uses social media to connect with 'disenchanted Western youth'
For Islamic State, social media is not merely virtual, it's essential, British group says
Driving hulking tanks and armored trucks, Islamic State militants conducted a victory parade of sorts recently in Raqqah, their stronghold in northern Syria, flaunting military hardware that they had captured.
Some of the masked fighters muscled the massive tanks into tight circles, spinning them around and around in front of a cheering crowd.
The startling imagery, posted on YouTube in June, not only raced across social media. It was picked up by CNN and other TV networks, boosting the global profile of Islamic State as it seeks to establish and violently expand its rule across much of the Middle East.
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Islamic State s media-savvy militants spread message with ease - LA Times
Islamic State's media-savvy militants spread message with ease
Fighters of the Islamic State pose after the battle for Tabqa air base in Raqqah, Syria. (Raqqa Media Center of Islamic State)
By W.J. HENNIGANcontact the reporter
BritainSyriaIraqIslamic StateIraq Crisis (2014)Al-QaedaTwitter, Inc.
Islamic State's media savvy makes Osama bin Laden's publicity attempts seem as dated as black-and-white TV
CIA is concerned about how Islamic State uses social media to connect with 'disenchanted Western youth'
For Islamic State, social media is not merely virtual, it's essential, British group says
Driving hulking tanks and armored trucks, Islamic State militants conducted a victory parade of sorts recently in Raqqah, their stronghold in northern Syria, flaunting military hardware that they had captured.
Some of the masked fighters muscled the massive tanks into tight circles, spinning them around and around in front of a cheering crowd.
The startling imagery, posted on YouTube in June, not only raced across social media. It was picked up by CNN and other TV networks, boosting the global profile of Islamic State as it seeks to establish and violently expand its rule across much of the Middle East.
Continue reading at:
Islamic State s media-savvy militants spread message with ease - LA Times
