In addition to fighting on land, jihad fighters in Iraq war propaganda spread in social media in recent weeks by publishing various photos, videos and information about their campaign to bring down the government.
Isis, the group that led the uprising, even deploying Android application that publishes chirp on Twitter automatically (already removed) and coordinate the campaign to be a trending hashtag on Twitter.
The Iraqi government responded by blocking some social media sites and in some provinces shut down internet access.
But some social media accounts is most active Islamist activity, including the accounts of Muslims in the country are urging others to join the Isis.
Three men who appeared in Isis recruitment video on YouTube (already removed from YouTube) are still circulating on Twitter using the pseudonym military.
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Isis members also roam Askfm
An Islamist who pretends to be a British citizen to offer advice for those who want to join Isis in Ask.fm
But why the accounts have not been removed?
The BBC spoke to a number of social networking and a lot of them say that they do not actively monitor their site to see content that promotes terrorism. They will respond to requests from governments and individuals to remove particular material.
Twitter spokesman said the company would remove publications that violate the rules.
Twitter Rule prohibits threats of violence and "illegal actions that further" on their site.
They also added that Twitter does not monitor media reports over the items that can incite. BBC
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