In December, during raids of suspected al-Qaeda hideouts north of
Wearing balaclavas and brandishing actual guns, the boys participated in a mock kidnapping where they held their victim at gunpoint and forced him to his knees.
These boys appeared to be acting on their own volition and were even shown declaring they killed their own hostages.
This video footage is believed to be shot for “propaganda films aimed at attracting new, young recruits”.
Thought to be a “sign of desperation” by al-Qaeda, Iraqi defense ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Askari “claimed that children were trained to kidnap to raise funds from ransoms”.
This is showing how al-Qaeda is trying to recruit soldiers while they’re still young and impressionable. Since they’re training their recruits at such a young age, they will have much more experience and knowledge of the workings of al-Qaeda by the time they’re old enough to become leaders.
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