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From the Umayyad Mosque.. "Tahrir al-Sham" Repeats ISIS Methods of Child Recruitment
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Exploitation of Children in Media Propaganda Reveals Extremist Approach Similar to ISIS's Brainwashing of Minors
New video clips shocked Syrian circles after a child appeared in Damascus's Umayyad Mosque promoting Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham's ideas, the successor of Al-Nusra Front, which was Al-Qaeda's branch in Syria.
The recorded scenes reveal the organization's exploitation of children in its media propaganda, repeating the terrorist ISIS organization's methods of recruiting minors and using them as propaganda tools.
In the video, a person holding the white monotheism flag stands beside the child, describing him as an "Umayyad lion", clearly indicating the sectarian approach adopted by the organization's militants.
These scenes recall similar practices used by ISIS in exploiting children under the name "Caliphate Cubs" and indoctrinating them with extremist ideas, raising concerns about repeating the same model in areas controlled by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
The organization continues the phenomenon of foreign fighters and their families in Syria, employing them to promote extremist ideology, threatening the Syrian social fabric.
Syrian activists condemned the exploitation of the Umayyad Mosque, one of Syria's most important historical and religious landmarks, as a platform for broadcasting extremist discourse and recruiting children for Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham activities.
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