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The women who joined IS
Sold a dream, trapped in reality: what next for the IS wives?
Thousands of women and children associated with foreign IS fighters are now in limbo following the defeat of the 鈥榗aliphate鈥�. Tse Yin Lee and Matilda Welin are part of a 91热爆 Monitoring team who have been researching why these women joined IS and what happens to them now.
Image: wives and members of IS under the supervision of a female fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces
Credit: BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images
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