March 10, 2006: New Ansar al Sunnah Army Video: Terrorists in Schools

by Laura Mansfield

It would seem to be every parent's nightmare: several masked jihadis go into a school and indoctrinate the children with jihadi propaganda.

But a new video called Lions of Ramadi released this morning by the Ansar al Sunnah Army in Iraq shows just that.

A twelve-minute clip from the hour-long video shows the masked jihadis going into two classrooms in Ramadi, Iraq, handing out CDs, books, and candy to the children, and then inviting the children to recite Qu'ran and sing jihadi anthems.

The children don't seem to be particularly upset about it - in fact, they seem enthused, raising their hands to participate in the recitations, and eagerly accepting the gifts.

The school doesn't appear to be too upset about it either. At least one of the jihadis is wearing a visitor's batch.

The video may be downloaded here.

The following frames from the video illustrate the scene in the classrooms: