The three-foot tall jihadist who is hardly bigger than his Kalashnikov and is nicknamed 'Al-Chihuahua'

The jihadist is understood to have joined the Al Qaeda-linked group Jabhat Al-Nusra, part of a coalition of rebels fighting the Syrian regime and the Islamic State. Pictures posted online show the dwarf standing with his Kalashnikov assault rifle in camouflage uniform and an ammunition belt next to a pick-up truck that towers over him (left). In another, he poses in sunglasses while brandishing the weapon in one hand (right). The images were shared on Twitter by Leith Abou Fadel, editor-in-Chief of the English-language Arabic news website Al-Masdar News, who nicknamed him 'Abu Ahmad Al-Chihuahua'.