Zarqawi cubs military camp

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For the pre-911 camp lead by Zarqawi in Herat, see Zarqawi training camp (Herat).

'Zarqawi cubs' -- boys being trained to be jihadist fighters, from a video uploaded by ISIL.

The Zarqawi cubs military camp is a camp named after jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.[1]

Several videos showing young boys being trained for jihad have been circulated.[2]

Various commentators have characterized the military training of boys, particularly as suicide bombers, as an alarming development.[2][3][4]

References

  1. Bill Roggio (2014-05-08). "ISIS video shows Zarqawi training camp in Syria". Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140717074440/http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/05/isis_video_shows_zar.php. Retrieved 2014-08-21. "The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham, the former al Qaeda branch that was disowned by Al Qaeda General Command, has announced the existence of the "Zarqawi Camp" on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus. Read more: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ZCiWheO8eRUJ:www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/05/isis_video_shows_zar.php+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&client=firefox-a#ixzz3B3tpfXxz" 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Joby Warwick (2013-12-16). Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fnational-security%2Fextremist-syrian-faction-touts-training-camp-for-boys%2F2013%2F12%2F16%2Fe0b4cca4-628e-11e3-a373-0f9f2d1c2b61_story.html&date=2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-21. "At first glance, the training camp appears no different from the many others shown in propaganda videos posted by al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria. Hooded recruits in camouflage shoot at targets or march in formation under the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. But look closer and the “fighters” appear quite small. The tallest are barely chest-high to their instructors, and the shorter ones wear ill-fitting uniforms and appear to struggle under the weight of their weapons. A photo of the recruits without their hoods confirms that all of them are young boys." 
  3. Sharon Shwartz (2013-12-17). "‘Is Obama a Muslim or an Infidel?’: Watch What Syrian Children Are Learning From Jihadi Rebels". The Toledo Blaze. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20140111073249/http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/17/is-obama-a-muslim-or-an-infidel-watch-what-syrian-children-are-learning-from-jihadi-rebels/. Retrieved 2014-08-21. "They are “Zarqawi’s Cubs,” the youth brigade of Syria’s most fearsome Islamist rebel group and one of the newest manifestations of al-Qaeda’s deepening roots in rebel-controlled sections of the country. Building on earlier efforts to expand their influence in Syrian schools, radical Islamists appear to be stepping up efforts to indoctrinate and train children, some as young as 10, according to independent experts who have studied the phenomenon." 
  4. "Extremist, Terrorist Groups Train Syrian Children to Carry Weapons". Syria Times. 2014-08-18. http://syriatimes.sy/index.php/arab-and-foreign-press/10220-extremist-terrorist-groups-train-syrian-children-to-carry-weapons. Retrieved 2014-08-21. "Warrick in his report mentioned that “the fighters appear quite small. The tallest are barely chest-high to their instructors, and the shorter ones wear ill-fitting uniforms and appear to struggle under the weight of their weapons. A photo of the recruits without their hoods confirms that all of them are young boys."