This is the disturbing moment a 11-year-old boy kneeled down to kiss his father's hand before blowing himself up in a truck laden with explosives.

Footage of the child jihadi, identified as Abu Imara al Omri, was posted last month by ISIS supporters, who claimed the boy was used to help take the village of Ghazl near Aleppo, Syria from forces loyal to president Bashar al-Assad.

Al-Omri is seen toting a gun and gazing wistfully into the fields, before he is given a prep talk by another ISIS militant.

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Abu Imara al Omri is seen kissing his father goodbye before blowing himself up in a truck full of explosives

Al-Omri is seen toting a gun and gazing wistfully into the desert, before he is given a prep talk by another ISIS militant

Footage of the child jihadi, identified as Abu Imara al Omri, was posted last month by ISIS supporters

The extremist group claimed the boy was used to help take the village of Ghazl near Aleppo, Syria

The ISIS child suicide bomber is given a prep talk by a senior militant

The final part shows young Abu, sitting inside the truck, kissing his father's hand as a blessing ahead of the suicide mission

The youngster and his father then inspect the fortified truck, which would be packed with explosives, and the boy is taught how to ignite and drive the truck.

The final part shows young Abu, sitting inside the truck, kissing his father's hand as a blessing ahead of the suicide mission.

Daesh are increasingly using Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attacks against Assad's troops in Syria.

ISIS propaganda has long boasted about raising the next generation of jihadists, calling them the 'cubs of the caliphate'. In a recent publication of Dabiq, their monthly English language magazine, the extremist group encourages mothers to sacrifice their sons for the caliphate.

ISIS propaganda has long boasted about raising the next generation of jihadists, calling them the 'cubs of the caliphate'

In a recent publication of Dabiq, their monthly English language magazine, the extremist group encourages mothers to sacrifice their sons for the caliphate

The father of Abu Imara al-Omri speaks to the camera before his son embarks in the suicide mission

The fortified truck which will be used to carry out the mission against Assad soldiers

'As for you, O mother of lion cubs. ... And what will make you know what the mother of lion cubs is? She is the teacher of generations and the producer of men,' the article reads.

A new study published in the CTC Sentinel shows that child soldiers are treated no differently from adult militants under ISIS rule.

Researchers have analysed the case of Omri and 88 other children in the past 13 months and found that 39% of them died detonating a vehicle born IED device. Most of the children are from Syria and 33% were killed as foot soldiers.

Some 4% killed themselves while committing mass casualty attacks against civilians, and 6% died as propagandists embedded with brigades.

An emerging ISIS tactic is also to employ children to carry so-called 'plunging attacks', a military operation in which a group of fighters attack an enemy position before blowing themselves up.

The youngster and his father then inspect the fortified truck, which would be packed with explosives, and the boy is taught how to ignite and drive the truck

Abu Imara al-Omri kisses his father goodbye before blowing himself up

After the blessing, Abu Imara al Omri drives off for his suicide mission