A video released by ISIS shows a young boy beheading a Syrian soldier.
A report by the founder of a group monitoring Syrian conflict confirms it as the first ever beheading by child ISIS jihadist.
The young boy wearing a black headdress with uncovered face was filmed murdering the prisoner near the ancient city of Palmyra.
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Earlier ISIS had used minors to execute captives by shooting them.
In the video,the soldier is being forced to lie in front of the child so that he can cut the head with a small knife.
The child is named as a "Cub of the Caliphate". These children are given military training after being recruited near schools, mosques, etc. where IS is operating.