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The girls, seven and nine, look their psychopathic father in the eye and say “Allah Akbar” before one walks into a police station and blows herself up in the Syrian capital of Damascus. The father of the girls can be seen brainwashing them as they sit on his knee in front of an Islamist-style black and white flag.

They then stand up and hug their mother goodbye before putting on coats and hats to conceal their deadly cargo. One of the girls is known to have detonated her suicide belt at the Damascus police station, injuring three officers.

YOUTUBE The warped jihadi dad hugs his children before sending them to their deaths

The other child is believed to be responsible for a blast in the busy Midan neighbourhood of the Syrian capital where three more police officers were wounded. A police source told Al-Watan newspaper the little girl had appeared lost and asked to use the bathroom when the explosives went off. Syrian police released footage of what appears to be a girl’s remains inside the police station, the remnant of an explosive device can be seen attached to her body.

YOUTUBE Syrian police released horrific footage of what they believe is the girl's mangled remains

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed there had been a blast in Midan but said it could not specify the cause. Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said 'one woman' was killed in the explosion, but it did not confirm if it was the young girl who blew herself up.

YOUTUBE The burka clad woman, thought to be the girls' mother, hugs them goodbye