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ISIS bride Lisa Smith attempted to negotiate her return home with information on a family in Ireland who have links to the terror group, sources claim.

The mother of one travelled to Syria three years ago to join Islamic State.

Smith, 38, is now believed to be reluctant to return to Ireland as she may face charges and will be unable to travel overseas.

The former Aer Corps member and naturalised Irish citizen Alexandr Bekmirzaev claim to have met the family in ISIS terror capital Raqqa.

The father, who came to Ireland after facing pressure in his native country, has Irish citizenship.

He previously told locals he “wanted to live a more Islamic life” but is tight-lipped over his movements between 2014 and 2017.

According to a source close to the family, they have tightened their circle ahead of Smith’s impending arrival.

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He said: “They used to be more prominent before they left, involved in the Islamic community in Ireland sort of ‘experts’ on Islamic law.

“Then they left in around 2014 and said it was because they found it too hard to get a place to live here.

"Then they just came back out of the blue. They’re keeping a low profile since they came back and are not talking to anyone.

“The father has been very nervous. He was involved in some big things over there and is getting very paranoid. He is worried Lisa Smith could blow the lid off his life here.”

It is believed the family may have made one trip back to Ireland during their time in ISIS.

They returned to Ireland two years ago after fleeing Raqqa and live in Dublin city centre.

The parents are believed to be die hard supporters of the jihadists who took their young children to live in the caliphate.

Now back in Ireland after detention in Turkey the family have enrolled their children in school and keep a low profile.

It is believed the family are being watched by authorities since their return.

Smith is now in an area controlled by Turkish-backed militias which could lead to authorities deporting her.