Footage taken by the Syrian Democratic Forces shows their capture of three children who had been fighting alongside ISIS. The children tell their captors that they had been coerced into fighting with ISIS. One of the militia fighter says that the children are under 15 years, but that ISIS "plant in their heads the idea that we are pigs and apostates" and "sends them to the front in order to fight us."

Syrian Democratic Forces member: "Surrender! You too, lie down! Lie down, quickly now!"

ISIS Children: "We are brothers. We are brothers."

Syrian Democratic Forces member: "Take off your clothes!"

ISIS Children: "We have no weapons, you can frisk us. Everything is inside."

Syrian Democratic Forces member: "Take off your clothes!"

ISIS Children: "All the weapons are inside."

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ISIS Children: "By Allah, ISIS forced us to join its ranks."

Syrian Democratic Forces member: "Stand up quickly. Stand up and take off your clothes!"

ISIS Child: "Do you want me to take it off?"

Syrian Democratic Forces member: "Take it all off!"

A pile of clothes with a gun on top of them is seen

Shots are heard in the background

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"These three were taken from ISIS by the Syrian Democratic Forces. They surrendered out of fear for their lives. ISIS recruited them by force. They have surrendered, out of fear for their lives, and handed over their weapons. I advise everybody from ISIS to turn themselves in.

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"These are still young children, under the age of 15. Yet ISIS sends them to the front in order to fight us. They plant in their heads the idea that we are pigs and apostates. But we came here to free our people in Al-Raqqa."