Being Married To An ISIS Fighter Is No Longer The Thing To Do In Iraq

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NBC: Divorce on the rise in Iraq as wives cut ties to ISIS militants

"Being a wife of a terrorist is not honoring me, my family and it is not going to honor my kids when they grow up."

LONDON — When Umaima met her future husband 13 years ago, he was a car mechanic. Today, he is an Islamic State terrorist.

With ISIS driven from much of the territory it once controlled in Iraq and Syria, Umaima has joined a growing number of the militants' wives who are filing for divorce.

It wasn't an easy decision, Umaima said. Her community looks down on divorced women. She is also sad that her three children, aged 6 to 12, are growing up without a dad.

"I was and still am disappointed because I married a man who didn't appreciate his life and decided to join a terrorist group instead of taking care of his family," said Umaima, who is relying on the support of her parents as she navigates life as a single mother. "I will try to be their father as well."

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