Lost Children of the Caliphate was nominated for the OWM Children in Conflict Reporting Award at the 32nd Annual One World Media Awards.
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Find out more about all of the nominees and winners of the One World Media Awards 2020: awards.oneworldmedia.org.uk
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When the British government insisted it would not repatriate anyone from Syria who had joined the Islamic State group and officials were also claiming there were no British orphans in Syria, this BBC team knew something was not right. They set out to find children who needed to be returned.
It took six months and many visits to displacement camps in Syria, often under the most difficult of circumstances. Eventually they found the children featured in this report. They were not listed on official camp documents. Good old fashioned leg work and determination turned them up.
As soon as they found the children they shared all they knew with the Foreign Office, who then worked tirelessly to return the kids to British soil. It was the first time the government had repatriated British citizens directly from Syria.
Correspondent: Quentin Sommerville
Editor: Darren Conway
Producer: Debbie Randle
