Black Crows S1:E17

Episode 1

New recruits of different walks of life and with varying motives, including at least two undercover agents, arrive at an Islamic State group compound.

Episode 2

Based on their skills, the recruits are designated as platoon soldiers, brides or cyber warriors. Hailah is alarmed when her sons are taken from her.

Episode 3

Eager recruit Nawaf is tricked into accepting a deadly mission. The cell leaders fund their war via armed robbery and drug factories employing children.

Episode 4

The emir gets a surprise delivery. Timid young Majed witnesses a disturbing scene. Undercover agent Adham finds allies among his fellow recruits.

Episode 5

The mufti plots to steal the drug factory from its owner. Abu Omar spots his missing daughter. Surgeon Thenian tries to save a dying Yazidi prisoner.

Episode 6

The recruits are forced to punish "infidels" selling illegal goods, while the children are manipulated into shooting at Yazidis for target practice.

Episode 7

The female recruits are shown how to indoctrinate girls on their way home from school. During a raid of a hospital, Adham grabs a window of opportunity.

Episode 8

The fortuneteller is made an example of. Thenian discovers the emir is hiding a secret. The leader of the Boys of Paradise preys upon little Majed.

Episode 9

The emir reveals the object of his mission. Thenian learns of a shocking moneymaking scheme. The boys are subjected to a fear-instilling ritual.

Episode 10

A French couple's getaway takes an unexpected turn. Seeing her people forced to undergo medical procedures, Yazidi prisoner Kamar confronts Thenian.

Episode 11

The cell orchestrates simultaneous terror attacks in three different cities around the world. Ghadeer and Sara are unhappy in their new marriages.

Episode 12

A fishmonger reaches her limit when she's told to wear gloves. As the emir tours the marketplace for a propaganda video shoot, assassins lie in wait.

Episode 13

Thenian carries out a plan to save Kamar. French wife Audrey awakens in a new home. The emir brings home a surprise to his spouse and promotes Adham.

Episode 14

Abu Omar's daughter tries to out him as a traitor, but fate intervenes. A lottery is held to select two female recruits for a suicide mission.

Episode 15

Khaled meets his prospective bride. May makes a shocking move to gain an audience with the emir. Sara and Ghadeer plan to escape the compound.

Episode 16

Abu Omar sees a leader planting incriminating evidence. Sara is forced to make her escape without Ghadeer. Malika begs the emir to let her spy for him.

Episode 18

Audrey gets revenge against the defiant teacher. A doctor and dentist are targeted for treating the opposite sex. Malika goes on her first mission.

Episode 19

May plants a bomb in the church. Malika is tricked into carrying out a mission beyond spying. Ghadeer gets a surprise visit from a much-changed Sara.

Episode 20

Majed's older brother witnesses him being sexually abused. Kamar repays Thenian for saving her. The emir recalls a life-changing moment in 1985.

Episode 21

The emir orders Adham to wed May to keep an eye on her. The mufti learns of his fiancée's past. Ghadeer discovers a secret room in her husband's home.

Episode 22

Al-Miqdad hunts for Majed's missing brother. After an airstrike hits the compound, Ghadeer's husband refuses to let her leave their burning home.

Episode 23

Ghadeer insists on waiting for her stepchildren before escaping, forcing Sara to make a difficult decision. The emir recalls how he first met Malika.

Episode 24

Khaled and Hafssa have a heart-to-heart, aware it could be their last chat. Audrey decides where her loyalties lie. Adham attempts a daring rescue.

Episode 25

The cell receives a status report on the emir, leaving the mufti with an important decision to make. Adham devises an exit strategy for the pilot.

Episode 26

Madiha asks her new husband, the mufti, to send her to Egypt on a suicide mission. The leaders' struggle for power takes an unexpected turn.

Episode 27

Khaled tries to dissuade his mother from going to Egypt. After causing an electrical outage, Adham and May carry out their plan to free the pilot.

Episode 28

The emir re-establishes himself as leader of the cell and gives new orders. Oum al-Hareth's infatuation with the emir gets the better of her.

Episode 29

As the women forcibly recruit in town, al-Khansaa grows wary of May and her companion. Abu Omar, Thenian, Madiha, Majed and his mom flee the compound.

Episode 30

Experts analyze how and why five real men and women from Cairo, Riyadh, Casablanca, Abha and Damascus left their lives to join the Islamic State group.