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Islamic militants fighting in Iraq help boost the fortunes of FireChat, a new mobile app

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Social media and the Internet are part of any war these days, and that’s true in Iraq, as the Islamic group ISIS fights to take over territory. And that is helping a California startup win clients for its new mobile messaging app, which bypasses the Internet and cell towers.Social media and the Internet are part of any war these days, and that’s true in Iraq, as the Islamic group ISIS fights to take over territory. And that is helping a California startup win clients for its new mobile messaging app, which bypasses the Internet and cell towers.