Gun-toting 10-year-old becomes youngest IS martyr
A GUN-toting boy of 10 was unveiled as the youngest Islamic State “martyr” yesterday.
Abu Ubaidah was said to have died alongside his father during the war in Syria.
The “cub fighter” was paraded across social media as propaganda by IS.
IS recruiters have shown no qualms about exposing children to bloodshed, including beheadings and crucifixions
It did not specify where or how he died but it posted dramatic pictures of the youngster brandishing weapons.
One shot shows him in military fatigues, grinning as he handles an assault rifle almost as big as himself.
Another captures him smiling as he stands dressed in an ammunition vest, next to a home-made armoured vehicle.
He is also pictured with a man, thought to be his father, named by fellow militants as Baghdadi.
Others show him calmly holding another rifle while surrounded by khaki-clad bearded men.
IS recruiters have shown no qualms about exposing children to bloodshed, including beheadings and crucifixions.
British schoolgirl Yusra Hussien, 15, is believed to be among foreign jihadis to have joined IS forces in Syria.