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Welcome to the ISIS fanatics’ fairground

Perhaps inspired by Banksy's bemusement park Dismaland, ISIS have bemused social media users by showing off pictures of two new fairgrounds in its territory in Syria and Iraq. The new theme parks were opened near ISIS's self-styled capital of Raqqa in Syria and the Iraqi city of Fallujah. The propaganda photos attempt to portray the apparent normality of life […]

Tom Wyke reports for the Guardian:

Perhaps inspired by Banksy's bemusement park Dismaland, ISIS have bemused social media users by showing off pictures of two new fairgrounds in its territory in Syria and Iraq. The new theme parks were opened near ISIS's self-styled capital of Raqqa in Syria and the Iraqi city of Fallujah. The propaganda photos attempt to portray the apparent normality of life under the brutal jihadi regime, with smiling children enjoying the rides in the war-zone.