Isis training children of foreign fighters to become ‘next generation’ of terrorists...

London Independent
July 30, 2016

The children of foreign fighters living in Isis territory in Syria and Iraq are being trained to become the “next generation” of terrorists, Europe’s law enforcement agency has warned.

The group advertises its use of children as fighters and suicide bombers, as well as featuring children including a four-year-old British boy as executioners in its gory propaganda videos.

There are concerns the number of young boys forced into Isis’ ranks will increase as young children taken to live in its territories or born to “jihadi brides” grow up.

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Boys have been shown shooting prisoners dead at close range and beheading them
In its annual report on terrorism in the European Union, Europol said children raised under the group’s rule are of “particular concern”.

“In their propaganda, Isis has often shown that they train these minors to become the next generation of foreign terrorist fighters, which may pose a future security threat to member states,” the Europol report said.

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