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Class of 2015: Militants graduate from IS 'school of terror'

Photographs, assumed to be taken in Raqqa, show dozens of IS militants brandishing AK47 assault rifles

Web Desk March 31, 2015

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Latest images emerged in which black balaclava-wearing militants were seen as graduating from an Islamic State (IS) 'school of terror' in northern Syria.

The photographs, assumed to be taken in Raqqa, showed dozens of IS militants brandishing AK47 assault rifles and waving branded flags as the 'Class of 2015'.

Militants: Brandishing AK47 assault rifles and waving flags carrying the sinister black and white ISIS logo, the photographs showing the jihadi 'Class of 2015' are believed to have been taken in Raqqa city

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Most of the graduates are assumed to be teenagers, brainwashed to believe they are holy warriors.

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Graduates: Having been given a final speech by their commanders, the fighters are seen waving ISIS flags in celebration before taking part in what appears to be a passing out parade

Graduates: Having been given a final speech by their commanders, the fighters are seen waving ISIS flags in celebration before taking part in what appears to be a passing out parade

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Raqqa is the capital and a stronghold of the terrorists' self-declared caliphate which covers vast swathes of land in northern Syria and western Iraq.

Instructions: A senior Islamic State militant is seen giving the jihadi graduates a final lecture at the school

Instructions: A senior Islamic State militant is seen giving the jihadi graduates a final lecture at the school

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A senior militant is pictured to be addressing the militants before they are sent off to wage war in various provinces under the control of IS.

Ready for war: Heavily-armed graduates take part in the parade outside ISIS' school of terror in Raqqa

Ready for war: Heavily-armed graduates take part in the parade outside ISIS' school of terror in Raqqa

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The fighters are seen waving flags in celebration before taking part in what appears to be a passing out parade.

Passing out: In a courtyard outside the school, the newly-graduated fighters march in highly choreographed formations, still brandishing assault rifles and with their faces still covered by black balaclavas

Passing out: In a courtyard outside the school, the newly-graduated fighters march in highly choreographed formations, still brandishing assault rifles and with their faces still covered by black balaclavas

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Other photographs show the newly-graduated militants march in highly choreographed formations.

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Some more images show militants trying to get on what appears to be a school bus.

Jihadis: The heavily armed military are photographed being transported to the frontlines by school bus

Jihadis: The heavily armed military are photographed being transported to the frontlines by school bus

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Many new militants joining the IS troops are used for suicide attacks while others work on the front line.

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More than 220,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict, which began with an Arab Spring uprising in March 2011 and turned into an insurgency following a military crackdown.

Graduates: Militants wave the chilling black and white banner of ISIS during the passing-out parade

Graduates: Militants wave the chilling black and white banner of ISIS during the passing-out parade

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Some social media reaction to the photographs:

https://twitter.com/junood129/status/581619914231828480

Flashpoint Report: "#IS Graduates Large Group of Fighters from Deir Al-Zour Training Camp."http://t.co/ZZUTbusvGt pic.twitter.com/9DcOEKEqaW
— Flashpoint (@FlashpointIntel) March 27, 2015

The story was originally published on Daily Mail

COMMENTS (5)

US CENTCOM | 9 years ago | Reply DAESH has released images of its 2015 graduating class of militants. The young fighters seem to be in their teens. It is sad that young kids are being brainwashed to become ruthless killing machines. The world has already seen the brutality of DAESH fighters: beheading, execution, burning and crucifying are a daily ritual for them. The world sees them for what they are and what they stand for. Abdul Quddus DET - U.S. Central Command

SalmanNaseer | 9 years ago | Reply New faculty every semester, because the 'professors' sent on education trips with vest strapped on on their chests never come back for the next semester.