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The IS orphans rescued by their grandpa

He couldn鈥檛 save his daughter after she joined IS but could he rescue her seven children?

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 earlier this year he battled governments, crossed borders and entered a war zone to try and rescue her seven young children.

Presenter: Andrea Kennedy
Interpreter: William Marquez
Producer: Tom Harding Assinder

Image: Patricio Galvez selfie
Credit: Patricio Galvez

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Sun 14 Jul 2019 09:32GMT

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