Raqqa falls, the so-called caliphate crumbles and a pregnant Shamima Begum is desperate to come home.
After she and her husband Yago walk out of the ashes of the Islamic State group, she’s discovered in a detention camp where she gives an interview that will change her life.
Reporter: Josh BakerWritten by: Josh Baker and Joe KentProducers: Josh Baker, Sara Obeidat and Joe KentComposer: Firas Abou FakherTheme music: Sam SlaterMix and sound design: Tom BrignellProduction coordinators: Janet Staples and Helena Warwick-Cross Series Editor: Jonathan AspinwallHead of Long Form Audio: Emma Rippon Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
ARCHIVE:Islamic State's final fighters hold on in Baghouz as caliphate crumbles: ITV News (2019)Alex Rossi goes inside the Islamic State's last stand in Baghouz: Sky News (2019) Anthony Lloyd interviews Shamima Begum: The Times of London (2019)
This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and some upsetting moments involving children.
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