Most Islamic State propaganda is gruesome, depicting the unimaginable savagery of terrorists who wreak havoc in failed states and war zones throughout the Middle East.
But U.S. Special Forces seized new film in Afghanistan showing a less intimidating side of the jihadists, with out-of-shape extremists struggling to leapfrog over one another, pointing loaded machine guns at each other, and falling down a mountain.
The video was released last week and is now going viral.
Stars and Stripes has the details:
The video features camouflage-clad fighters performing calisthenics, demonstrating dubious martial arts skills and facing off in rows to practice firing positions with their Kalashnikov rifles.
At one point, the compilation shows several clips of a man flanked by two gunmen as he gestures and points, somewhat like an insurgent Uncle Sam. In the background, men box and others wave ISIS flags.
Afghanistan’s ISIS affiliate is known as ISIS-Khorasan province, after an ancient name for the region that includes Pakistan.
As Kabul and its allies work to increase battlefield pressure on the terrorists, ISIS-K fighters have sought sanctuary in mosques and other religious sites, military officials said. The group’s suicide bombers, meanwhile, have targeted such holy sites in Kabul and the eastern city of Herat.
After watching the four-minute compilation, it’s shocking to think Obama couldn’t beat these guys!
AAN Staff
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