The following are excerpts from a compilation of videos of Jihadi children, produced by Ansar Al-Mujahideen. The compilation, titled "The Next Generation of Mujahideen," identifies the jihad groups to which the children belong, and shows them training, giving speeches, chanting, and praying.The compilation was posted on the Internet in December 2009.
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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Algeria)
Boy sitting in forest chants from a book. On screen: "The Mujahid Mu'adh Son of the Martyr Abu Mu'adh
"A child born and raised in the mountains and never experienced city life"
Cut to: Footage of infant playing with a rifle; Arabic singing in background.
Cut to: Scene of boys running with rifles in wooded area.
Same boys sitting;
Boy: "From the mujahid, son of a mujahid, to all Muslims: I urge you to aid the mujahideen, and to defend the best among the Muslims. We will regain our Caliphate, and vanquish the Crusaders, and their helpers from among the traitorous apostates." […]
Islamic Jihad Union (Uzbek)
Scene of boys undergoing military training in sandy terrain. Arabic singing in background. Cut to clip of boys talking. On screen: "Islamic Jihad Union"
Cut to clip of boys being taught to box. Arabic singing in background.
Cut to clip of boys being taught to wrestle. Arabic chanting continues.
Cut to clip of boys firing rifles. Boys march and shout.
Boy 1, in Arabic: "Say 'Allah Akbar'"
Group: "Allah Akbar."
Boy 1: "Say 'Allah Akbar"
Group: "Allah Akbar."
Boy 1: "Say 'Allah Akbar'"
Group: "Allah Akbar."
Boy 1: "There is no god but Allah.
"Muhammad is the prophet of Allah. Peace be upon him.
"What is our path?"
Group: "Jihad. Jihad."
Boy 1: "What is our way?"
Group: "Combat. Combat."
Arabic singing resumes. Boys practice shooting with pistols and rifles, and throwing grenades.
Islamic Party of Turkestan (Uyghur)
Arabic singing in background. On screen: "Islamic Party of Turkestan."
Boys armed with rifles and pistols march with flags in mountainous terrain.
Boys practice firing pistols, gymnastics, wrestling,
Boys chant and pray.
Boy chants prayers against wall with rifles lined up against it.
Commander Khattab (Chechen)
Commander Khattab holds and plays with infant.
Islamic State of Iraq
Masked boy: "Fight for the sake of Allah, bomb for the sake of Allah. Mu'adh bin Jabal reported that the Prophet Muhammad said: 'A Muslim man who fights for the sake of Allah on top of a camel – Paradise is his.'"
Cut to scene of masked boys with rifles in grassy terrain.
Cut to scene of a group of masked boys. Subtitles in English here are in the original.
Boy: "We, in the Lion Cubs Training Course, pledge our allegiance to Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, to hear and obey."
Another boy fires pistol. Boys shout and chant.
"Takbeer! Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)!"
Boy, face obscured, in Western clothing (a man is coaching him offscreen): "O Allah! Indeed I ask You that you pardon me and keep me safe from harm, in my religion and worldly affairs, in my family and wealth. O Allah! Give us victory over our enemies until the Day of Judgement [sic]. O Allah! Give victory to the Mujahidoon in Iraq and in all other Islamic lands. O You who is Most Merciful of those who show mercy. O Allah! Show mercy to them! O Allah, protect them! O You who is Most Merciful of those who show mercy! O Allah, protect them! O Allah, give them victory forever, O Allah! O Allah! Give victory to the Islamic State of Iraq over their enemies, O Allah! O Allah! Give them victory over their enemies, O Allah, until the Day of Recompens [sic] O Allah! Establish the noble Islamic State over all other banners, whether it be the 'Surrendered (so-called 'Islamic') Party, the Kurdistan Party, or any other. Inshallah they will gain victory over the 'Surrendered' Party and all other parties. I give the greetings of Allah to you, and pray that Allah gives you victory always. I give the greetings of Allah to you, and pray that Allah gives you victory always. May Allah bless you… As-Salamu alaykum."
Cut to footage of crowd of men in outdoor basketball court. Masked boys run in. Suits of Western clothes, which appear to be police uniforms, are burned in effigy, and ISI flags are waved. Crowd cheers.
Caption in English: "The Lion-cubs burning the Clothes of the Apostates
"Announcing their Rejection of the Infidels"
Arabic singing in background.
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
A group of boys sits indoors.
Boy, singing: "Here is the army's trench, the heroes of combat. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are the brigades."
Group, singing: "Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are the brigades."
Boy: "The caller to Jihad has called out: Go forth, oh Mujahid. Unsheathe your sword of death that fights thousands."
Group: "Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades."
Boy: "The caller to Jihad has called out: Go forth, oh Mujahid. Unsheathe your sword of death that fights thousands."
Group: "Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades."
Boy: "He set out on his steed and fastened the bridle, engaging men in battle, and felling their skulls."
Group: "Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades. Oh sun of noble men, do not set on us, for we are brigades."
Boy: "The hero went to the fight, and his blood flowed, his hands wrote letters on the sand." […]
"Abu Zarqawi Al-Bahraini"
In the background is a still of Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi
Little boy in silhouette, with gun; in the background is a map of the world. He seems to be being coached throughout his speech: "[Praise be to Allah] Who lures the infidels to their destruction in His cunning, and prayer and peace on [the Prophet Muhammad] by whose sword Allah raised aloft the beacon of Islam. My dear Islamic nation, what I have to say to you is no light matter. Allah the Exalted said: in the revelation [Quran 33:23]: "Among the believers are men who upheld the covenant they made with Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their vow through death [in battle], and some are still waiting; but they have never altered in the least.'
"Al-Bukhari recorded a hadith in his compendium: Anas ibn Malik said: 'We believe that this verse was revealed regarding Anas ibn Nadhr' [who was killed at the battle of Uhud]. Among the believing men in our times who have fulfilled their vow through death [in battle] is the Emir of the slaughterers, the lion of the land of the two rivers, Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi, may Allah have mercy on him, and accept him among the martyrs. And among the believing men who are still waiting [for martyrdom] and have not altered in the least is the Sheikh of the mujahideen the lion of the monotheists, Osama bin Laden, may Allah preserve and protect him.
"We say to Allah's enemies – the infidels, polytheists, and deserters: 'If you were delighted by the killing of Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi – we are walking in his path, Allah willing, and we will not stand down from this decision, Allah willing, even if they saw us to pieces, or crucify us.' Glory is to Allah, His Prophet, and the believers, but the hypocrites know not."
Man shouts from background: "Allahu Akbar!"
