US drops graphic leaflet to possible Islamic State recruits

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AP Washington
Last Updated : Mar 27 2015 | 1:42 AM IST
The United States has dropped 60,000 copies of a graphic leaflet near the northern Syrian city of Raqqah that depict potential Islamic State recruits being fed into a meat grinder.
The leaflets are part of an information campaign to discourage people from joining the extremist group.
Army Col. Steve Warren released a copy of the leaflet Thursday in response to media requests.
The drawing shows seven young men standing in line under a sign that says Daesh Recruiting Office. Daesh is the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group.
A man with a monster face is beckoning the first man in line, who looks frightened. A second man is turning the grinder. Two legs are protruding from the feeder tube, and blood is coming out the grinder's other end.
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First Published: Mar 27 2015 | 1:42 AM IST

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