Violence Virtualization and Social Power of Islamic State of Iraq and Sham

 One of the most important features of the international system is the emergence of surprising phenomena which impact on the structure and performance of the international environment. The emergence of the terrorist phenomenon of the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) can be considered as one of these cases. “ISIS” as a new terrorist group with transnational and global nature, emphasizes on terrorism and violence. It is pre-modern and retro-oriented, but in practice, this actor seeks to use the practical and technological tools of postmodernism. While the world nations, regardless of their practice, often try to portray themselves as peace-loving, law-abiding, and non-violent in their propaganda, one of ISIS's most common activities in the United States. Over the years, the group has portrayed violent manifestations of executions of people arrested in cyberspace and mass media. Accordingly, we have statistically explained the cases of showing the violent effects of ISIS and has explained the symbols indicating the approach of increasing the social power of ISIS. Therefore, the main question of this research is "How has the show of violence in ISIS increased the social power of this group?" And the study's hypothesis states that "ISIS's portrayal of violence has played a key role in increasing ISIS's social power." In compiling this evidence to support the claim, the research uses library resources and documents related to the subject and uses Descriptive-analytical method, research hypothesis has been tested.