| Souad “All I knew about my husband is that he was a Tunisian by nationality and was killed in one of the battles, and since that time communication with his family has been completely cut off. I have not been able to obtain any information about his identity to help me prove the lineage of my two children who have become victims of my family’s greed, who forced me to marry him. Especially after I was attached to the terrorist and ISIS stigma by my community, which did not forget my marriage despite my continuous attempts to re-integrate into society again, but to no avail. In particular now society is afraid of the presence of children from an (ISIS) fighter father among them, because they think that they will grow up to be similar to their father. Apart from the inferior position that accompanies us in our daily life, we also face economic problems since we are without a provider and lack a family statement recognized by the humanitarian aid organizations. However, the biggest problem is the future of my child, and I do not think that there is a solution other than conferring them on my descent and my nationality, my Syrian nationality.” 29 | Hiba | Siham “I see my child every day when I sleep. I see him blaming me for not protecting him from an unknown future. I don’t know if he is alive or dead, all I know is that my father gave him to the midwife to get rid of him after HUMANS WITHOUT RIGHTS “What happened to me during the past years is the reason for my strength today, especially as my family supports me. This force that protects my daughters from any negative perception that may accompany them exists because I refuse to talk to anyone about the circumstances of my marriage to a Tunisian fighter who disappeared after the liberation of our city from ISIS. My work in an organization and my financial independence helped me register my daughter in a private school, which accepted the lack of identification papers. All my continuous attempts to review the official departments to obtain papers proving their lineage, and to file a lawsuit to obtain a permit allowing me to register them in my father’s name, failed, because my husband was a foreign fighter. “ «The problem today is the painful future of the children... a problem that will continue for generations to come, as these children will grow up, marry and have stateless children as well.»