The video, a far cry from the militants’ regular footage of grisly killings, touts a new curriculum for 24 schools in the Syrian town of Raqqa, its de facto capital.
In the first part, boys of diverse races count from one to 10 in Arabic, hands eagerly shooting up when the teacher asks a question.
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It’s unclear why ISIS released the videos now, but it appears to be an effort to counter the narrative of a terror group under siege.
CNN’s Ali Younes contributed to this report.
