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A new report has revealed how fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) use suicide belts and machine guns as dowries for their brides.

According to UK Sun, some documents found in Libya showed that two fighters gave a suicide belt and machine gun to two Nigerian brides.

Some cash-strapped militants are said to offer deadly bridal presents to their wives-to-be as a bizarre sign of their affection.

“In one example, Tunisian Abu Mansour married a Nigerian called Miriam but instead of paying a dowry, he vowed to pay compensation of ‘one suicide belt’ in the event of his death or the marriage being dissolved,” Sun said in its report.

Fatima, another bride from Nigeria, was promised a Kalashnikov assault rifle in the case of divorce or if her husband Malian Abu Said was to die.

Forces allied with Libya’s unity government reportedly found the documents as they searched buildings seized during a battle with the terror group in the coastal city of Sirte.

The papers belonged to the ISIS ‘Judicial and Complaints’ department and have now been published on the pro-government forces’ Facebook pages.

Many reveal the bizarre marriage contracts and divorce rulings that have been drawn up.

Last year, an ISIS marriage certificate was circulated among supporters of the extremist group after the bride included being allowed to carry out a suicide attack as a condition of marriage.

The document states that the woman should be allowed to go on a “martyrdom operation” should ISIS leaders approve her request.

It stipulates the husband must not forbid her from undertaking such a mission, and is signed by both parties.

The document was first shared by Elijah Magnier, chief international correspondent for Al-Rai Media, who disclosed that the certificate was not the group officially allowing all  ‘jihadi brides’ to commit suicide missions.

ISIS took over Sirte in July 2015 and imposed a reign of terror over the the Libyan city.

Public killings have become a regular occurrence, with the dead – either shot or beheaded – strung up, or left to hang on ropes from beneath a bridge on the south side of Sirte.

The capture of the city has also sparked fears that jihadis would use the Mediterranean city as a springboard for attacks on Europe.