Footage shows the young girl reciting a bloodthirsty warning before using a knife to saw the head off of the toy.
It first surfaced on an ISIS-linked account on Telegram โ the heavily encrypted instant messaging service used by the extremists. This was then discovered by the Middle East Media Research Institute, which translated the dialogue from Arabic.
She is one of hundreds of children thought to be part of ISISโs so-called โCubs of the Caliphateโ. The group is made up of youngsters living within its territory in Iraq and Syria who are trained to use weapons and fighting tactics.
Many youngsters are thought to have been forced into the group at the behest of their parents who themselves are enlisted within the group.