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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'.
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Most of the graduates are assumed to be teenagers, brainwashed to believe they are holy warriors.
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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.
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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.
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The fighters are seen waving flags in celebration before taking part in what appears to be a passing out parade.
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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.
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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.
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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
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