Video & Photos: Disturbing footage shows young ISIS jihadi shooting AK47

Disturbing footage has emerged showing a masked child firing an AK47 assault rifle while shouting Islamic slogans in Syria.

Two short videos apparently filmed in Ghouta, a rural suburb of the capital Damascus, were uploaded to YouTube by an user calling themselves Abd Sad.

They show a young boy, who appears no older than six-years-old, being instructed to fire the weapon by an adult male who then praises him and encourages him to join in religious chanting.

The footage, the authenticity of which could not be immediately established, was posted on YouTube last week by a user who has also uploaded an pro-ISIS propaganda video.

Describing the child as a 'cub cub' the video captions suggest they were filmed in southern Ghouta - a collection of farms on the outskirts of Damascus near to where Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad is believed to have carried out a brutal chemical weapons attack a year ago that left hundreds dead.

Throughout the clips the young boy appears unsteady on his feet under the weight of the large gun - and each time he fires the weapon he looks close to toppling over thanks to its powerful recoil.

When he stops firing, the young boy turns towards the camera as if looking for praise as an adult man encourages him to chant religious slogans.

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