Markets sell everything Daesh militants need--including uniforms for their kids

Published April 18th, 2015 - 04:25 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Islamic State (also known as Daesh) has released a new set of disturbing propaganda photos, showing off their growing number of military markets in Iraq and Syria.

With the fighting fiercer than ever, the extremist group have already started to convert local markets to supply the growing number of barbarous jihadis in their ranks.

Even young children appear to be allowed to browse through the market, with some of the children wearing their own miniature uniforms.

Once the tailors made and sold suits and shirts, now under Islamic State, they are producing vast numbers of bland tunics and military clothing.

Brown leather holsters, tactical vests and bandoleers are shown hanging for sale at the various stalls. 

Knives used for committing beheadings and other atrocities also appear to be readily available at the market. 

Jihadists can be seen freely browsing through the market, dressed in military uniforms and carrying their weapons in holsters.

An array of camouflage military equipment, from military fatigues to ill fitting hats are being sold at the market.

One photo shows a metalworker nailing together a new bandoleer in his small shop in the impoverish Iraqi province. 

Several young children appear to be allowed into the market, with one boy seemingly pulling at his father's arm after taking an interest in some of the military equipment.  

The photos come from the Iraqi province of Nineveh, where ISIS have recently been targeting historic archaeological sites as well as their bloodthirsty campaign against civilians. 

Iraq always had gun souks but the growing number of local markets catering to the needs of new Islamic State recruits remains deeply worrying. 

The terror organisation recently published new images of their latest 'graduates' from a terror camp in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk.

Known as the Sheikh Abu Omar al-Baghdadi camp, new recruits have been continually coming out of the terror camp, with ISIS declaring the tenth class has completed terror training.

The group usually trains in the plush woods, providing completely impractical preparation for the open desert battles that most of their inexperienced youth recruits will most likely be thrust into by their ruthless superiors.

The photos show young recruits, dressed in military fatigues and black balaclavas, learning how to disarm enemy riflemen as well as blend into trees through amateur camouflage. 

Without a formal graduation party, the militants are shown parading on the streets and posing for a group photo on an uninspiring roundabout

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