The hacking group Anonymous is asking people to “troll” the Islamic State on Friday as part of the “World against ISIS Project.”
“We ask you to show your support and help against ISIS by joining us and trolling them,” states a message on one of the group’s websites. “Do not think you have to be apart [sic] of Anonymous, anyone can do this and does not require any special skills.”
The message calls for readers to harass Islamic State members using social media by posting mocking photos of things like goats or dead Islamic State members, and hashtagging them “Daesh” or “Daeshbags.” Daesh is the Arabic acronym for the group and is considered a pejorative term because it sounds like the Arabic word “to tread under foot.” More tangible suggestions include printing those photos out and hanging them around local neighborhoods.
“We will mock them for the idiots they are,” the message adds. “We will show them what they really are they do not stand for a religion, they do not stand for a god, they are brainwashers teaching from the young to the old their propaganda against the ‘west’ when in reality they are just increasing the distance between countries by giving many a bad name. But we see behind their persona, we see them for who they really are. And we hope to see you all brothers and sisters on December 11.”
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Anonymous declared a cyber war against the Islamic State following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris, and within weeks, claimed to have taken down more than 20,000 social media accounts affiliated with the terrorist collective.
