Violence gripping Iraq has cast the country's women into non-traditional roles: providers and protectors. Though ISIS has subjected women to horrific abuse and enslavement, life in government-held areas often proves to be simply the lesser of two evils. "Women have become doubly victimized, [first] by ISIS and then by the local culture," said activist Yanar Mohammed. "Whether you are Sunni, Shia,whether you submit to ISIS or you submit to your patriarch in Iraq … there is absolutely no protection for women." NBC News spoke to several to shed light on their struggles. Here are five o