In this exclusive Four Corners investigation, the former brides of Islamic State reveal the extraordinary details of their lives in the IS caliphate.

Tracing their journeys from quiet Australian suburbia to the streets of the Middle East and now the al-Hawl camp, the program exposes the network that led them to Islamic State and reveal the key figure at the centre of it.

Their families in Australia are also speaking out for the first time, in the knowledge that going public will bring judgement and attention.

They too, want answers as to how the women came to be living under Islamic State.

In the face of new security laws passed in Australia that could see them prevented from returning anytime soon, the women insist they are not a threat. They are begging the Australian government to let them come home.

Watch the extended interview with Nesrine Zahab here: https://bit.ly/2marDeQ
And watch the extended interview with Mariam Dabboussy here: https://bit.ly/2ouqm2Z

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