Salil al-Sawarim (, "Clashing of the swords") is a

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(chant) produced by the

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in 2014 and used in Islamic State propaganda and

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and as a theme. It is a melodic

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hymn, in which the lyrics discuss about bloodshed and war. The nasheed was produced by the Ajnad Foundation, with the recitation of the vocalist Abu Yasir, the most well known vocalist of the group. Salil al-Sawarim is among the best known IS nasheeds. It appeared in IS' fourth installment of the ''Salil al-Sawarim'' video series, which among other things contain medleys of executions, and was published by

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. Due to the nasheed being related to terrorism, it is commonly removed from popular music and video platforms such as

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Lyrics

These are the lyrics of the nasheed:

References

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Lyrics

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