Recently, an online video game simulating aerial combat against French fighter jets appeared on the Ansar Al-Mujahideen Arabic Forum (AMAF). The game is a part of online jihadis' ongoing response to the French military campaign in Mali.
The relatively primitive game features a welcome page displaying the words "Muslim Mali," along with a jihadi poem inciting jihad against the unbelievers. Once a player clicks "Play," a message appears saying: "Muslim Brother, go ahead and repel the French invasion against Muslim Mali." The player's own aircraft is painted with Al-Qaeda's black flag logo, while the French aircraft are painted with a French flag. The goal of the game is to shoot down as many French aircraft as possible, however, if the player sustains enough direct hits to be shot down, a message appears saying: "Congratulations, you have been martyred."
The game was designed by two AMAF members, Ta'ir Al-Nawras 07, and Ghareeb Fi Al-Hayat. The former has also offered to teach other AMAF members how to design their own games, and recommends using Construct 2 game editor software.
It is noteworthy that the game requires an Internet browser capable of supporting HTML5, and can be played either directly or on tablet devices; it also supports access through the anonymizing TOR bundle.
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