Iraqi forces celebrate as they hold an Islamic State flag they captured in Ramadi, Iraq.
In this Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 file photo, Iraqi security forces celebrate as they hold a flag of the Islamic State group they captured in Ramadi, 70 miles (115… A new video from the so-called Islamic State (IS) shows a child purportedly British appearing to execute a prisoner.
Five boys stand in front of five men in orange jumpsuits in the video. The boy captioned as Abu Abdullah al-Britani (the Briton) is white.
A child captioned Abu al-Bara al-Tunisi (the Tunisian) addresses the men apparently Kurdish fighters promising more violence, according to the BBC.
The other children are said to be Abu Ishaq al-Masri (the Egyptian), Abu Fu’ad al-Kurdi (the Kurd) and Yusuf al-Uzbaki (the Uzbek).
The identity of the child said to be British has not been verified.
Children have featured prominently in IS propaganda. In February, IS released a video purportedly showing a young British boy thought to be four year old Isa Dare blowing up a car and killing three prisoners inside.
He is the the son of Muslim extremist Grace “Khadija” Dare from Lewisham, south-east London, who travelled to Syria in 2012.