Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr attend a military-style training in Najaf June 19, 2014. Iraqi government forces battled Sunni rebels for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad. REUTERS/ Alaa Al-Marjani
An Iraqi government-owned television station has been airing a strange, anti-ISIS ad that uses satanic imagery to vilify the extremist group.
The footage opens to ominous music and a snake slithering through a tree outside a building with an “ISIS” flag outside. Inside the dark building, a scraggly bearded man sporting a villainous grin plays with a knife and the snakes. The video then cuts to an Iraqi soldier kicking open the door, shining light on the man who screams and bursts into flames.
According to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the ending caption reads “ISIS – Settling the Score.” Watch for yourself below:
