A BRAZEN Islamic State fanatic taunted US security services by appearing to pose on a snowy New York street in an ISIS-branded scarf.

The disturbing selfie comes after the terror group's media channels ramped up their threats to the Big Apple over the festive period.

3 The brazen fanatic appears to have snapped a picture of himself on a busy New York street

The chilling image appears to show the would-be terrorist posing on a street in New York.

The monster also seems to be wearing an ISIS-branded scarf to hide his face - but experts have warned that it might be computer-generated.

The disturbing selfie comes as the supporters of the terror group released another poster urging attacks in churches with knives.

The propaganda piece shows a masked fighter brandishing a bloodied knife with the words: “It’s cheaper than a chainsaw.”

3 A second chilling image shows a recruit holding a phone bearing an ISIS flag in the shadow of the rebuilt World Trade Centre

Last year Islamic State propaganda chiefs also released a snap of a fanatic holding a phone bearing an ISIS flag in the shadow of New York’s One World Trade Center building.

The skyscraper is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex which was destroyed in the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.

It stands at 1,792 feet to its tip and is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

The terror group has warned the US that fighters are ready to strike in the country – with the iconic building a potential target.

3 The disturbing selfie comes as the supporters of the terror group released a picture showing a masked fighter brandishing a bloodied knife with the words: “It’s cheaper than a chainsaw"

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The photograph – taken on a deserted street in Manhattan – was released after a video of a US child threatening Donald Trump was posted ISIS.

In the sick film the child, whose father is said to have fought in Iraq, tells the US President the battle will 'end in your lands'.

The boy also calls Mr Trump a 'puppet of the Jews' in the clip, said to have been filmed in Raqqa, Syria.

According to SITE Intelligence Group, the boy, called Yusuf, emigrated to Syria more than two years ago with his mother.

In the video, he described the constant airstrikes against Islamic State and claimed the battle will move to the West.

Director Rita Katz said on Twitter: “For ISIS, children are powerful rhetorical devices until old enough to serve ultimate purpose: fight as soldiers.”

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