Isis’s unborn army: Thousands of women being used to breed ‘next generation of terrorist’

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 31,000 pregnant women living in the so-called Islamic State are being used to create the next generation of terrorists, a wide-ranging report that details how the terror group indoctrinates children has revealed. Nikita Malik, a senior researcher at Quilliam, told The Independent: “There’s a systematic creation of the next generation of mujahideen – the next generation of fighters.” She added that the fact that 31,000 women are now pregnant “shows it’s not being done randomly in any way, this is a very long-term preparation for these children to grow up with severe religious, theological and national indoctrination.” Swedish teenager describes Isis experience She said: “What we found very interesting was the reasons why this army is being created. Indoctrination in Islamic State begins at birth, and increases in schools and training camps," Noman Benotman, President of Quilliam, added: “This is one of the gravest situations on earth. Children are instructed in a particular interpretation of shari’a, desensitised to violence, and learn specific skills to take up the banner of jihad.” The extraordinary report on children in the 'caliphate' adds that from August 2015 to February 2016, 254 instances of children being used in Isis propaganda were recorded.