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EP4: "She鈥檚 like my mother" and EP5: "We had a great life"

A young boy in the mountains of Northern Iraq makes Josh question what he knows about Sam. And after a year trying to track her down, Josh is finally face-to-face with Sam.

How did an American family end up in the heart of the ISIS caliphate? Journalist Josh Baker unravels a dangerous story where nothing is as it seems.

Episode 4:
A young boy in the mountains of Northern Iraq makes Josh question what he knows about Sam. Then ten days searching war-torn Syria lead to an offer of help, but can it be trusted?

Episode 5:
Josh is face-to-face with Sam after a year trying to track her down. On a military base in Syria, she begins to tell her side of the story. She says it all started as a family holiday...

This episode includes descriptions of violence and some upsetting moments involving children.

CREDITS:

Reporter: Josh Baker
Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent
Producers: Joe Kent and Max Green
Production assistant: Lucie Sullivan
Composer: Sam Slater
Mixed By: Tom Brignell
Series Editor: Emma Rippon

Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps

鈥淚鈥檓 Not a Monster鈥 is a collaboration between 大象传媒 Panorama and FRONTLINE (PBS) and is a 大象传媒 Radio Current Affairs production for 大象传媒 Sounds.

ARCHIVE:
CBS News: Are Yazidis facing genocide at the hands of ISIS? (August 2014)

1 hour

Last on

Sun 29 Aug 2021 20:00

Broadcast

  • Sun 29 Aug 2021 20:00