A Member Loyal To The Islamic State In Iraq And The Levant (ISIL) Waves An ISIL Flag In Raqqa.
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants reportedly force small children to watch beheadings and torture. ISIS has recently released images and videos of children being educated in the "School of Jihad." According to reports, children under the age of 10 are encouraged and trained to fire AK47 rifles. Young boys are being taught daily lessons of extremist philosophies and get used to the horrors of war.

The videos are part of a series of ISIS online propaganda where young children are seen in ISIS' version of "utopia" in its world, The Independent reports. The act of recruiting and militarising children under the age of 15 is considered a "war crime" as stated in the UN Human Rights Council report.

In one of the videos posted online, images of children are shown with a voice-over in Arabic that describes them as "cubs of the Islamic State." The children are seen sitting before an unidentified teacher who asks them about Islam's principles and tenets. The "school" shows children singing and talking alongside barrels of weapons. Another video shows scenes of what appears to be a "graduation" as the young complete their training. Although the videos' exact time and location cannot be determined, reports said the references to Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham" suggest they were created before June 29 when ISIS militants announced the caliphate.

The UN Human Rights Council has reported that the extremists have created training camps to recruit children and arm them. The council revealed that the children were being prepared for active combat and deployed during military operations and suicide-bombing missions.

Human Rights advocates condemned the videos and called them "deeply disturbing" as ISIS imitates traditional schools to educated young children. Amnesty International UK campaign manager for Syria Kristyan Benedict said international law prohibits the recruitment and use of child soldiers.

Meanwhile, ISIS has taken control of open land west of Kobani where the U.S.-led coalition forces make crucial supply air drops to Kurdish forces. Fox News reports that ISIS militants are moving on three different fronts in the centre of the city as the fighting continues with Kurdish troops. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said more troops will be coming to Kobani as reinforcements to help fight the extremist group.

(Source: YouTube/Aisha Ghariba Fisabilillah)