Islamic State using women to create an 'unborn army'

As many as 50 children from the UK are also said to be growing up in the so-called caliphate

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Thousands of women are being used by Islamic State to breed a new generation of child soldiers, according to a report published to coincide with International Women's Day.

More than 31,000 women living in IS-controlled areas are pregnant with the children of militants, says the United Nations-endorsed report, released yesterday by the counter-extremism group Quilliam.

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