text: A chilling new jihadi video has emerged on social media, showing a new militia of female jihadis firing machine guns and practising drills in Syria. All of the women are fully veiled, making it hard to identify individuals but it is possible the group may be linked to Islamic State. Standing on their parade ground, the radical women are shown shouting jihad slogans and attempting to use their AK 47 rifles. Scroll down for video: . The female jihadis are shown practising with their machine guns and learning how to march as a unit. Some of the women appear to struggle with the the cumbersome weapons. The radical group of women boisterously shout religious slogans, praising Islam and re-iterating their devotion to jihad . The women appear to struggle with the weight of their machine guns and make a number of basic rifle mistakes. One of the women is filmed hurriedly running up to a mound of sandbags, her burqa blowing heavily in the strong breeze. With the magazine of the machine gun incorrectly resting unevenly on a pile of old sandbags, the female jihadi fires off five rounds before being ushered away to allow another woman to practice. Many of the women also seem surprised by the powerful recoil of the rifle, taking just a couple of shots before returning to the group. Standing awkwardly in a group, many of the women appear to carelessly place the rifle butt on the ground whilst others appear to be leaning on their weapons. All of the women are fully veiled, making it hard to identify individuals but it is believed several of the women could be British nationals. Many of the women can be seen menacingly waving their machine guns in the air whilst they walk slowly to their parade ground. The  video opens with the band of female jihadi marching along a sloped road in the Syrian countryside. Charlie Winter, a researcher at counter-terrorism think-tank the Quilliam Foundation, identified the location of the video, believed to have been filmed at the St Simeon's Church, around 60 km from the Syrian city of Aleppo. Many of the women can be seen menacingly waving their machine guns in the air whilst a few of the women simply point their fingers towards the sky. A couple of the women can be seen carrying their hand bags on their shoulder as they carefully navigate the uneven road. Most of the women appear to be wearing white sports shoes or unflattering sandals and shoes. Standing to attention, the unit of female jihadis sloppily hold their rifles by their sides, awaiting the commands of their self-appointed officer. Many of the women seem surprised by the powerful recoil of the rifle, taking just a couple of shots before returning to the group. The training group are filmed from different angles, including close up shots of the female fighters. Formed up in an informal parade square, the group stand to attention, lazily holding their guns down by their side. One of the women, who seems to be the enthusiastic leader of the group stands at the front, leading the loud call and response chants in Arabic. They boisterously shot religious slogans, praising the  Islamic State and re-iterating their devotion to jihad. According to the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s College London,  a group of at least 30 female British female nationals have been identified as being based in northern Syria. The once popular pilgrim site of the Church of St Simeon can be seen clearly in the background, its hallowed land now being used as the parade ground of Islamic State. Whilst one of the female jihadis gives a hate filled interview, some of the other fighters appear disinterested and can be seen chatting in the background. The once popular pilgrim site of the Church of St Simeon can be seen clearly in the background, its hallowed land now being used as the parade ground for extremists. Whilst one of the female jihadis gives a hate filled interview to the camera, the remainder of the disorderly band of fighters can be seen chatting in the background. After more chanting and the leader shakily firing off a few out of control rounds of her machine gun, individual jihadis are given a chance to show off their amateur shooting skills. One of the women hurriedly runs up to a mound of sandbags, her burqa blowing heavily in the strong Syrian breeze. Many of the women seem surprised by the powerful recoil of the rifle, taking just a couple of shots before returning to the group. With the magazine of the machine gun incorrectly resting unevenly on a pile of old sandbags, the female jihadi fires off five rounds before being ushered away to allow another woman to practice. Some of the fighters appear disinterested in the parading, seemingly showing more interest in gazing at the beautiful Syrian countryside. According to the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR) at King’s College London, a group of at least 30 female British female nationals have been identified as being based in northern Syria. Most the British female jihadis live in the Syrian town of Manbij in Aleppo province or the IS de-facto capital city of Raqqa.
target: Female jihadis shown firing AK 47 rifles and parading in the Syrian countryside .
  The group of women enthusiastically chant slogans about Islam and jihad .
  Fully dressed in burqas, some of the women appear to struggle with their weapons .
  The footage was filmed near the ancient pilgrim site of St Simeon's Church, around 60km from the Syrian city of Aleppo.