ISIS Causes Huge Controversy Within Their Terrorist Ranks After Commanders Ban Nike Clothing And Sneakers

Daily Mail - Fashion-conscious militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria have been dealt a blow after their commanders banned them wearing products made by Nike.

The sports brand features prominently on a leaflet distributed in the terror group’s de facto capital Raqqa warning ISIS jihadis about items of clothing they are no longer allowed to wear.

The news comes shortly after one militant decried the popularity of Nike among ISIS fighters, comparing the brand’s name and famous ‘tick’ logo to wearing a Christian cross. His comments prompted a fierce debate with fellow jihadis who argued that it was perfectly acceptable to wear Nike products because they are ‘comfy and good quality, unlike crosses’.

They said Nike was singled out because of its associations with the Greek goddess of the same name and because the word apparently sounds similar to phrases of a sexual nature in Arabic.

The leaflet threatens both the buyer and seller of Nike products with punishments ranging from a small fine to whipping or even imprisonment. This is despite the fact one of the group’s most famous commanders, Abu Waheeb, is well known for wearing Western sportswear, including items made by Nike and Adidas.

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Imagine if this is what finally brought down ISIS? Not military action. Not a coalition of forces going in and wiping them all out. Not carpet bombing all of their strongholds for the next few years. A bunch of infighting about being allowed to wear Air Force 1s on the battlefield. That would be something. As if Nike didn’t already totally dominate the competition, adding “taking out the world’s biggest terrorist threat” would be quite the notch on the resumé.

And there’s absolutely nothing funny about ISIS obviously, hope they all burn in hell, but this guy arguing with Twitter trolls about how comfortable Nike clothes are and tweeting shit-talk about his Air Maxes is kind of funny.

PS – “I’m a Pretty Bitch” shirt also a very tough loss for their wardrobe.