Child Abuse Under Daesh
The latest in a series of horrendous videos of cold-blooded torture and murder emerging from Daesh in the past year show a child allegedly directly engaged in the killing of three prisoners.
The child is believed to be four-year-old Isa Dare, the son of Grace ‘Khadija’ Dare from Lewisham, south-east London, who travelled to Syria in 2012.
In the second Daesh propaganda video he appears in, Isa is dressed in camouflage clothing and a black headband. He is shown with his hand on a detonator, setting a car ablaze, in which three ‘spies’ are trapped.
The use of this young boy as a tool of gross propaganda is nothing short of child abuse. The video highlights the ruthless tactics of the terrorist organisation and their disgusting exploitation of minors.
Isa’s granddad is determined that the child has been forced into this position and that all manner of child safety has been violated. He said: “They are pure evil for doing this to that little child. I burst into tears when I saw it was him. He doesn’t like it over there. I spoke to him on the phone and he just said ‘Grandad come and get me’.”
He also argued that Isa was being used as a ‘shield’ by terrorists.
Radicalisation and recruitment in the UK
Grace, Isa’s mother, is believed to have been radicalised online. She travelled with her son to Aleppo four years ago and married a Swede fighter known as Abu Bakr.
Two year after she left London, Grace posted a shocking image to her Twitter account of Isa holding an AK-47 rifle. It is heartbreaking to see how ISIS are using children for propaganda, ignoring their basic rights and shattering their hopes for a normal future.
It’s become clear that radicalisation is a threat not only to parents, but also their children and community. The situation has become so serious that the children’s charity NSPCC outlined that radicalisation is one of this century’s most important child protection issues.
At FAST, we believe we should protect our children. If you are worried about a vulnerable child in your circle, it is important to step forward and find help to prevent further tragedies. Please see our ‘Should I Worry?’ and ‘What To Do’ pages.