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World Service,21 Nov 2020,26 mins

The IS orphans rescued by their grandpa

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Patricio Galvez is a Chilean musician who has lived in Sweden for the last 30 years. In 2014 his daughter Amanda travelled to Syria with her children and joined the Islamic State group. When she was killed last year he battled governments, crossed borders and entered a war zone to try and rescue her seven young children. This episode was first broadcast on 13th July 2019. Presenter: Andrea Kennedy Producer: Tom Harding-Assinder Photo courtesy of Patricio Galvez

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