Sputnik - Wives of Daesh terrorists agreed to take part in a video interview conducted by Iraqi law-enforcement services. Sputnik received the exclusive footage from the Iraqi federal police.


The video depicts three women responding to�police questions after�their evacuation from�Mosul.


The first woman said that she was forced to�marry a terrorist by�her uncle, who is also a member of�Daesh. In this way, he hoped to�get a promotion within�the group, but�later was killed. The woman now has a one-year-old child; the fate of�her husband remains unknown.
Replying to�the police's questions, the woman said that she could not escape from�her husband, because he kept her captive in�the cellar for�more than�a year. After he found out�that she tried to�contact her relatives who serve in�the army, he threatened to�kill her.


When the second woman was asked if she was married to�a Daesh militant, she only nodded affirmatively. Later she said that her husband was killed. The father of�the woman was also a Daesh member, he was also killed a couple of�days ago.

The third woman was holding a small child on�her hands during�the interview. Her husband was killed during�an airstrike.

Commenting on�the women's statements, the head of�the Iraqi federal police Shakir Jaudat told Sputnik that "women who agreed to�answer questions in�front of�the camera are innocent. If they were involved in�committing crimes, they would refuse to�do so."

According to�Jaudat, the women's testimony will be used for�further investigations.

Daesh terrorists are notorious for�their atrocities against�civilians and, especially,�their cruel treatment of�women. Women are often used by�Daesh militants as�slaves and sometimes serve as�snipers or work in�financial departments within�the terrorist group.