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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matt Payton

Isis execution video: Young boy 'who could be British' takes part in jihadi killing

A young boy, thought to be British, has been seen taking part in the latest execution video by Isis.

In the video, the boy, who looks to be aged between 10 and 12, shoots an adult prisoner kneeling in front of him alongside four other youngsters doing the same, the Sun reported.

While his identity was not known, the video states his name to be Abu Abdullah al-Britani, a name British jihadis have previously used before in the Middle East.

The video shows the five boys standing behind a different orange-jumpsuit-wearing prisoner. The children are armed with pistols and clothed in military gear and bandanas.

As the age of criminality in the UK is 10, if the boy is British and is brought back to the UK, he could face murder charges.

Last July, 25-year-old Assad Uzzman from Portsmouth was killed in Syria using the name al-Britani.

Known as 'cubs of the Caliphate', more children are being used by Isis as soldiers after the extreme Islamist movement had been forced to retreat from major strongholds in Iraq and Syria.

In January, then-Foreign Minister Philip Hammond announced around 1,500 British people have attempted to join Isis and other terror groups in Syria.

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