A Syrian father forced his almost 10-year-old girl to carry out a suicide attack earlier this month.

According to Syrian news agency SANA, the girl blew herself up at a police station in the capital Damascus. In the immediate aftermath it was not clear who carried out the attack.

More recently, however, a video posted on social media showed a man speaking to two young girls, presumed to be his children, about an attack they intended to carry – the same attack which took place at the police station around 10 days ago.

The father is known as “Abu Nimr,” is believed to be a former member of militant group al-Nusra Front and is from Ghouta.

Syrian activists familiar with Abu Nimr were able to verify the authenticity of the video.

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10-year-old Fatimah who strives to become a suicide bomber writes her own will where she asks of her father, mother, sisters, and husband to also follow her footsetps and carry on with suicide bombing attacks.

This article is also available in Arabic.

Last Update: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 KSA 09:50 - GMT 06:50