US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stepped down from his position Monday, reportedly because he lacked the skills and strategy necessary to fight ISIS.
Pro-ISIS accounts on Twitter celebrated the news with gleeful images and an Arabic hashtag which translates to "The Islamic State Topples the American Defense Minister."
Secretary of Defence Hagel resigned ... #IS celebrates with hashtag #الدولة_الإسلامية_تطيح_بوزير_الدفاع_الامريكي
Some of the tweets were nonspecific, just happy in general about Hagel's ouster.
#Hagel
Others directly targeted the president and outgoing Defense Secretary.
#Obomber
#الدولة_الإسلامية_تطيح_بوزير_الدفاع_الامريكي #الدولة_الإسلامية تكسر الصليب !! #الدولة_الإسلامية_تنتصر #القدس_لنا
#الدولة_الإسلامية_تطيح_بوزير_الدفاع_الامريكي
Few examples (1):
Disturbingly, many of the posts referenced the militant group's infamous hostage beheading videos.
Another #ISIS #USA victim beheaded.. #Reuters: #Obama has accepted Secretary of Defence Hagels resignation.. #Syria #Iraq
Complete with photoshopped images.
RIP Chuck Hagel #ISIS #USA #Syria #Iraq
#أوباما_يتخبط_والبغدادي_يتمدد هذا عنوان المرحلة :) #الدولة_الإسلامية_تطيح_بوزير_الدفاع_الامريكي
And tasteless "jokes."
Parents of Hagel: We'll always remember Hagel as a brave American Aids Worker in #Afghanistan #Iraq & #Syria.. #ISIS
And, of course, threats to President Obama.
#الدولة_الإسلامية_تطيح_بوزير_الدفاع_الامريكي #Hagel #Obama #USA #اميركا انت التالي يا أوباما .. "