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The anti-terrorist campaign began after protesters in Lebanon videoed themselves burning the flags of worldwide terror group, the Islamic State.

It is believed the stunt was triggered after a Lebanese soldier was beheaded by terrorists trying to overrun the country.

The trend-setters have now nominated "the world" to continue the trend and promoted the hashtags #BurnISISFlagChallenge and #BurnISIS on social media.

So far it is believed as many at 500 Brits are fighting in Syria with hundreds more believed to have fled to Iraq.

And many disgusted Muslims have slammed the way the terrorist organisation has associated itself with Islam and its teachings.

One video of a burning flag has reached 100,000 hits, which includes the note: "ISIS are not ISLAM nor do they represent ISLAM and muslims."

The trend is now hoping to receive a similar reaction to that of the Ice Bucket Challenge, which saw the ALS Association receive millions of pounds from social media users drenching themselves in freezing cold water.

ISIS, now known as IS, hit headlines for the barbaric beheadings of two US journalists.

In two sick videos British killer, known as Jihadi John, is seen executing James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

At the end of Sotloff's video, he told the world British hostage David Haines would be next.

The terrorists have struck fear around the world as thousands of people still continue to leave their lives behind to join IS to fight in war-torn countries as jihadists.

Muslim cleric Abu Qatada has even condemned the actions of IS, claiming that are "un-Islamic".

The hate preacher, who fought his extradition from Britain for years, said at his trial in Jordan: "Journalists should not be killed because they are messengers of the truth."

The head of the Arab League has urged its members to confront Islamic State (IS) extremists "militarily and politically".

More than 20 arab countries have given the go ahead for an international coalition against IS as US President Barack Obama prepares to take a hands-on approach against the terrorists.

He told the world yesterday: "I just want people to understand the nature of the threat and how we're going to deal with it and to have confidence that we'll be able to deal with it."