Alwaght | News & Analysis Website

Editor's Choice

News

Most Viewed

Day Week Month

In Focus

Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
New node

New node

Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on
alwaght.net
Report

The bitter tale of ISIS brides

Thursday 29 February 2024
The bitter tale of ISIS brides

Even after the demise of ISIS, the lingering repercussions of the rise of this terrorist group endure, exemplified by the troubling phenomenon recognized as "ISIS brides."

ALWAGHT- Over five years have elapsed since the collapse of the harrowing caliphate of the ISIS terrorist group; nevertheless, many of the sufferings and issues from that period continue to afflict Syria and Iraq.

Among these concerns is the issue of "ISIS brides," which has evolved into a crisis for both Syria and Iraq.

Following the downfall of the violent ISIS empire, the majority of its fighters were either killed, captured, or went underground. However, ISIS families, comprising numerous women and children associated with the militants of this extremist group, found themselves in a state of uncertainty in specialized camps under supervision and care. The most renowned and populous of these camps is the Al-Hawl camp in Deir ez-Zor province, Syria.

In recent years and months, individuals who were citizens of Syria and Iraq have largely been identified and evacuated from the camps. Nonetheless, a significant number of nationals from other countries remain in the Al-Hawl camp as their countries of origin refuse to accept them.

Britain, Australia, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands are European countries that are revoking the citizenship of these women and refraining from accepting them despite their repeated pleas.

The recent case of a British-born ISIS woman having her citizenship revoked has reignited discussions about these women.

Shamima Begum, dubbed the "ISIS bride," is a British-born Bangladeshi woman currently residing in a camp in Syria. She was once again denied the possibility of returning to the UK after her citizenship was revoked in a recent retrial in England.

At the age of 15, Shamima fled from London in February 2015 with two other girls to Turkey and then to Syria to join ISIS.

Shamima connected with ISIS members through an application and married an ISIS member in Syria. She now expresses regret and alleges that she was deceived. The London court rejected her reconsideration request on February 23rd, which she had submitted in October last year.

Dozens of wives of ISIS fighters detained in two camps in Syria, who find their conditions even worse than those for "animals," are attempting to return to their countries through a similar process. However, Western governments have consistently denied and ignored their requests.

The English network Sky News reports in a piece titled "ISIS Brides" that dozens of women from foreign countries are still in the "Al-Hawl" and "Al-Roj" camps in northern Syria. These two camps were established under the supervision of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to accommodate tens of thousands of women and their children who either married ISIS members or were affiliated with the ISIS organization. Many of these women insisted that they and their children are being punished for the sins of their partners and parents. Many also claim to have been sexually assaulted or deceived to go to Syria and, in some cases, trafficked.

Sky News mentions that among the foreign women, citizens of Western countries are also present, often accompanied by their children in the "Al-Roj" camp, where they have endured extremely difficult living conditions and harsh weather without electricity over the past month. An Australian woman, a mother of three, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said she is still in the process of completing the legal procedures to return home, stating, "We are humans, not animals."

She continues, "Even an animal cannot bear these conditions. My son was almost dead last year, and my government is aware of this. Not only children but most women here are punished because of decisions made for them, decisions we did not make, despite the continuous communication we had with our government, yet, the government refrains from accepting that we are their citizens. we are still trapped in the camps."

A woman from Leeds, England, recounted how her husband, originally from Birmingham, persuaded her to go to Syria, where he was later killed. She appeals, urging, "Allow me to return. My entire family—my parents and siblings—reside in England, and I wish to come back and face trial there. I've been away for five years. I'm utterly exhausted and unwell." Last year, UN experts highlighted in a report that the large-scale detention of children in northeastern Syria, based on the potential actions of their parents, violates the explicit provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which prohibits any discrimination or punishment of children due to their parents' activities, beliefs, or convictions.

Another woman, "Zakia Kajar," spent 29 years in Germany, where she held a job and gave birth to two children. She reveals that her husband deceived her and sent her to Raqqa in Syria. She describes being coerced into marrying a man she neither knew nor liked, giving birth to two more children. She stresses that her youngest daughter, aged five, has never experienced life beyond the confines of the camp walls.

Despite these women feeling misled and expressing remorse, European governments still harbor concerns about their potential as security threats. For instance, a report from the non-governmental organization "GLOBSEC," headquartered in Slovakia, previously asserted that ISIS women pose a significant threat and are prepared to launch attacks at any moment.

This arises as reports from the United Nations and acknowledgments from the governments of Syria and Iraq indicate that without necessary intervention, camps such as Al-Hawl and similar facilities, resembling breeding grounds for ISIS militants, will pose a future threat and could present a significant security challenge to the stability of these countries and the region.

Although regarded as citizens of European countries, "ISIS brides" are still labeled as terrorists by policymakers and officials of these nations, who persist in withholding any assurances of human rights and citizenship for these women and their children.

European countries, citing the history of these women's affiliation with ISIS, assert that any governmental ties with these individuals have been severed. These authorities, by neglecting the right to life, abstain from advocating for a prohibition of their torture to the extent that they deny any rights for their young children. The officials of European countries not only fail to acknowledge the humanity of these women but also justify their own actions in permitting any brutal and inhumane treatment they may face.

Tags :

ISIS brides ISIS Iraq Syria ISIL Al-Hawl Deir ez-Zor United Kingdom Shamima Begum Sky News Al-Roj Syrian Democratic Forces Zakia Kajar Germany Raqqa GLOBSEC United Nations

Comments
Name :
Email :
* Text :
Send

Gallery

Photo

Film

Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks

Gaza schools are the targets of the Zionist regimes attacks