The women of IS: Part one

The women of IS: Part one

Published: March 10, 2026

Duration: 29:33

What next for the Syrian detention camps and their residents? After the fall of the so-called “caliphate", tens of thousands of women and children from around the world - followers of the group as well as its victims - ended up in a handful of camps in north-eastern Syria. Once run by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, those camps are now in the process of being closed down by the Syrian authorities.

This three-part series from The Global Jigsaw explores the trauma that led to the prolonged existence of these camps and what the future might hold fo...