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The Vanished Children of the Caliphate

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05/05/2018 GMT

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Tim Whewell finds out why thousands of young Russian Muslim men joined IS.

Tim Whewell finds out why thousands of young Russian Muslim men joined IS - and travels to Iraq to try to solve the mystery of what happened to them and their families.

Thousands of young Russian Muslim men were lured to join so-called Islamic state taking their wives and children with them. But since the "caliphate" fell last year, those families have disappeared without trace - and grandmothers back in Russia are desperate for news. Tim Whewell finds out why those families joined IS - and travels to Iraq to try to solve the mystery of what happened to them.

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