ISIS Damascus Gives Children Military Training
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On August 8, 2015, ISIS' South Damascus province information bureau released a series of pictures showing children receiving military training at a South Damascus training camp.[1] The pictures document the military lessons that the children receive from the organization's instructors covering topics such as weapons handling, hand-to-hand combat and theoretical training.
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The children learn weapons handling
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The children practice hand to hand combat
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ISIS instructors teach the children a theoretical lesson
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A small child in military uniform addresses his classmates
[1] Shamikh1.info, August 8, 2015; Justpaste.it, August 8, 2015.
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