ISIS Is Burning Giant Piles of Instant Noodles

By Jonathan Zhou
Jonathan Zhou
Jonathan Zhou
Jonathan Zhou is a tech reporter who has written about drones, artificial intelligence, and space exploration.
April 21, 2016Updated: April 21, 2016

New photos from an ISIS-affiliated blog shows pictures of large piles of instant noodles being burned in Tal Afar, Iraq. 

It’s unclear why the instant noodles were being burned, as they were not past their sell-by date. 

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ISIS imposes strict dietary laws on the territories it had conquered, and alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes are banned. Last year, an ISIS executioner in Syria was found beheaded with a cigarette found in his mouth, according to IBTimes

Cigarettes have been destroyed in a similar pyre-like fashion by ISIS.