ISIS shows the world the training of "young lions"

07/04/15

"The children have completed theoretical training and will now complete their training with military exercises." To say these words is one of the many "teachers" of the Islamic State, commenting on the last video issued by the Caliphate.

Protagonists in their chilling reality are the children who are growing up under the black ISIS flags.

The "teacher" explains: "With the permission of Allah, we are growing and forming the new generation. They are responsible for protecting our future and eradicating Western evil ".

The words in the background, written in the typical language of the terrorists, fail to steal the scene from a child who with a mastery well above what is seen in the videos of the "special departments of ISIS", assembles an Ak-47. The children are filmed during shooting and gym training.

History is full of these examples, no wonder, but child soldiers, whether in black and white or in color, are perhaps the worst example of how terrible war can be.

The kids clearly have fun. For them it is a game and even the terrorists know this. Their greedy minds as well as their innocence still cannot understand what dirty system you are using them for certainly not noble purposes. By playing, they are preparing them to kill. Many even say hello while looking at the camera.

This is followed by an interview between a teacher and a "child".

"What's your name?"

"Abdullah"

"Where are you from?"

"From Khazakastan"

"Where are you?"

"In the Caliphate"

"What are you doing?"

"I'm training"

"My good boy. And who is your leader? "

"Al-Baghdadi"

"Good boy, what are you gonna do when you grow up?"

"I will be a servant of the Caliph".

The interview concludes with an artfully edited image: a little boy, still unable to speak, dressed in camouflage and with a toy rifle that looks just like an MP5.

The video ends with an appeal, launched by two children, to others around the world. We learn the Koran - say the cameras - we study languages ​​and train ourselves.

By publishing this video, the Caliphate wants to send two very specific messages to the world: ISIS wants to demonstrate on one hand that it is a legitimate and fully efficient state and on the other it has succeeded where Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood have failed and, that is , in the creation of a "kingdom", of a "State" that can last over time.

It is obviously a propaganda message, in an attempt to continue making proselytes reassuring about the stability of Caliphate that, despite the defeats, continues its expansion.

That school, that van with a lot of traffic guard, that tranquility in the faces of the children. Without a doubt, this video was shot by professionals, nothing to do with the 'comedies' of special departments. There are numerous details inherent in those images that conceal well-planned planning. The government of the Caliphate is solid, there are no revolts or coups d'état and it is ready to defend its "institutions" and its system.

To become a part of the "Puppy Program", a child must be eight years old. Using toy weapons, comics and cartoons designed to instill hatred, children are indoctrinated and trained to fight the West.

Franco Iacch