Vanilla ISIS & Y'All Qaeda: Oregon Gunmen Mocked On Social Media

Self-styled militia comes under a different type of fire.
Ryan Bundy is part of a group that has taken over a building at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Some are calling his self-styled militia "Y'all Qaeda" and "Vanilla ISIS."
Ryan Bundy is part of a group that has taken over a building at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Some are calling his self-styled militia "Y'all Qaeda" and "Vanilla ISIS."
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But on social media, many are calling the self-styled "militia" terrorists -- and mocking the group that has taken over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters with derisive nicknames.

Some are calling them Y'All Qaeda:

Since the gunmen for the most part do not appear to be from the South, others prefer to call them #VanillaISIS:

Still others have taken to using terms such as #YokelHaram and #al-Shabubba, and say the group is waging #YeeHawd.

Some are even making fun of the group for its choice of target:

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