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Radio 5 Live,16 Nov 2021,30 mins,

SeriesSeries 1 - from BBC Panorama & FRONTLINE PBS

Series 1: 11. Epilogue - The wounds and the scars

I'm Not a Monster
Contains some strong language and some violent scenes.

Available for over a year

What happened to the family Josh was staying with when the Islamic State group struck in 2016? I’m Not a Monster began after Josh was injured by an ISIS truck bomb in Mosul, Iraq. If it wasn’t for an old contact reaching out to see how he was doing, he may never have heard about Sam and Matthew. Now he returns to the Iraqi city and finds that while the fighting may be largely over, the people of Iraq are facing a different battle as a mental health crisis has taken hold. This episode includes descriptions of violence and some upsetting moments involving children. Reporter: Josh Baker Producers: Joe Kent and Max Green “I’m Not a Monster” is a collaboration between BBC Panorama and FRONTLINE (PBS) and is a BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Sounds.

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