...Al-Qaeda Maghreb Showcases Suicide Bombers, Young Children Raised in Jihad Camps

MEMRI.org ^ | April 27, 2009 | n/a

[Cindy]

April 27, 2009 No. 2329

New Video from Al-Qaeda Maghreb Showcases Suicide Bombers, Young Children Raised in Jihad Camps

The media wing of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released the second video in its "Lovers of the Virgins of Paradise" series, which is devoted to documentation and praise of the organization's suicide bombers, as well as features young children of mujahideen, who grew up in jihad camps.

[Cindy]

Thanks to Oorang (posting on The Threat Matrix at FreeRepublic.com) for pointing to this link:

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=3.0.3259866337

“Algeria: Al-Qaeda video promotes child recruitment”

SNIPPET: “Algiers, 29 April (AKI) - A documentary-style video from Al-Qaeda’s North African branch released on the Internet shows children promoting jihad or holy war and inviting others to join them. The video also contains footage of previous messages by Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Abu Yahya al-Libi.

At the end of the video, three children raise their fists in the air.

The eldest child, who calls himself Abu Dajana Sufiyan says: “I am a mujahid, (a Muslim who is engages in jihad) son of a mujahid, and I tell all Muslims and particularly young Muslims to fight against the Crusaders and their heretic allies.”

Abu Dajana, who presumably is 13 years old is shown in the video with two other very young children, one who calls himself Osama and another who calls himself Muadh Abdel Salam. All three are seen holding rifles.

It is presumed from the video that the other children are sons of other militants that have been operating for years in the ranks of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and who are hiding in the caves in the mountainous areas of Algeria.

This would confirm recent Algerian media reports about the decision of militants to bring their wives to their hiding places in the mountains.”