Former Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie and a crew filming for SBS were forced to take cover while filming in war-torn Syria after gunfire from suspected IS insurgents broke out nearby.
Ms Lambie is participating in the SBS TV show Go Back To Where You Came From Live, which begins on tonight, alongside Sydney immigration lawyer Marina, when the attack occurred on Saturday.
It is understood the pair had been filming at a Syrian police compound when the area was fired on by multiple gunmen, reported by local police to be IS fighters.
Footage released on Tuesday shows members of the Go Back To Where You Came From Live crew running up a flight of stairs, shouting for the group to take cover.
Former Senator Jacqui Lambie and Marina in Syria. Source: SBS
“Gunshots, people running, trying to get to higher ground,” Marina, 28, says during the footage, describing the scenes outside.
“And I thought about my family and my partner – and how it would be for me to lose them or them to lose me.”
Ms Lambie, who holds controversial views on Islam and migration, has been sent to Syria as part of the Go Back to Where you Came From program. Source: SBS
Visibly distressed during the footage, Marina asks Ms Lambie if she “has a fear”.
“No, no I don’t,” the 47-year-old responds.
“Because of my faith, I just believe [if] my day’s up, it’s up – it’s that simple.
“It’s just my faith in God.”
Ms Lambie has previously described herself as Catholic - citing her faith in 2014 as a reason she'd declined an invite to tour a mosque. 
The pair and crew were hosted by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a multi-ethnic and multi-religious militia which has clashed with IS and other opposition groups in recent years.
The Sydney lawyer and immigration advocate was visibly upset during the footage. Source: SBS
Reports from Syria suggest as many as 10 IS gunmen were killed during the subsequent shootout with local police, who managed to repel the attack.
