Bloodlines Podcast
From Â鶹Éç Sounds, Â鶹Éç Asian Network & CBC. Syria. 2018. ISIS is on the brink of defeat. A boy is lost in the chaos. In London his grandad needs answers. Poonam Taneja investigates.
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From Â鶹Éç Sounds, Â鶹Éç Asian Network and CBC. Syria. 2018. ISIS is on the brink of defeat. Two-year-old Salmaan disappears amid the bombardment. In London, his grandfather desperately searches for answers. After the war against the Islamic State was won, what became of the children of its fighters? There are thousands of kids like Salmaan, with roots in Canada, the UK, the US and beyond - they were taken to IS or born there. Now they are trapped there without a way back home. Investigative reporter Poonam Taneja has covered the terror group for a decade and now embarks on a dangerous journey to find out what happened to Salmaan and all the kids like him, left behind in the Syrian desert. And she speaks to the grandparents trying to get them home.
Episodes to download
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6. The Forgotten Children—Series 1
Mon 27 Nov 2023
6/7 Poonam deals with the aftermath of her trip to Baghuz.
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2. Race Against Time—Series 1
Mon 30 Oct 2023
2/7 Bombs fall and Poonam’s plans are thrown into disarray.
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1. The Lost Boy—Series 1
Mon 23 Oct 2023
1/7 Reporter Poonam Taneja heads to a war zone to look for a missing child.
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Introducing Bloodlines
Mon 16 Oct 2023
How do you find a missing child in one of the most dangerous places on earth?