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Many of the group begged for mercy during the short hearings and insisted they had been duped into moving to ISIS-controlled territory by their jihadi husbands. Dozens more women have been sentenced to life in prison for their ISIS links as Iraqis rebuild their war-torn country after large swathes of land were occupied by the brutal terror group. French citizen Djamila Boutoutaou told a Baghdad court she was “tricked” into moving ISIS’ so-called caliphate in Iraq by her husband, who was killed during as US-led forces stormed the ISIS stronghold of Mosul. At a hearing last month, the 29-year-old mother said: "I thought I had married a rapper.

GETTY Djamila Boutoutaou (L) was sentenced to life in prison for travelling to ISIS territory

It was only when we arrived in Turkey for a week-long 'holiday' that I discovered my husband was a jihadist Djamila Boutoutaou

"It was only when we arrived in Turkey for a week-long 'holiday' that I discovered my husband was a jihadist. "I’m a victim. My husband beat me and locked me up in a cave with my children when I refused to follow him to Syria.” She was sentenced to life in prison despite her lawyers not being there to defend her. William Bourdon and Martin Pradel have denounced the “brutal” legal process and said they had not been told about the trial until the last minute.

GETTY Iraqi courts have sentenced more than 40 women to death for their ISIS links

Palmyra after ISIS Tue, August 22, 2017 Islamic State fighters in Syria have reportedly blown up the ancient ruins of Palmyra, an ancient World Heritage home to renowned Roman-era ruins. Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 51 A picture of the Arc du Triomphe before and after it was destroyed

Mrs Boutoutaou appeared in court again last week where she begged to keep hold of her daughter, according to The Guardian. She said: "I’m going mad here. I’m facing a death sentence or life in prison. No one tells me anything, not the ambassador, not people in prison." "Don’t let them take my daughter away. I am willing to offer money if you can contact my parents. Please get me out of here." She is one of an estimated 40,000 foreigners who travelled to join ISIS before the group was all but stamped out in Iraq and Syria.

GETTY Lawyers for Djamila Boutoutaou condemned the 'brutal' Iraqi legal process

GETTY Many of the women jailed for life appeared in court with young children