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A suicide bombing in Iraq. A home video from inside the ISIS caliphate. An American family trapped in Syria.

A suicide bombing in Iraq and a home video from inside the ISIS caliphate begin the search for a family trapped in Syria. A desperate plea arrives from an American woman who says she wants to escape the Islamic State group with her young children.

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

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

Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps

β€œI’m Not a Monster” is a collaboration between ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Panorama and FRONTLINE (PBS) and is a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Current Affairs production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds.

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