<p>The Islamic State group forces Sam’s son Matthew to spread its propaganda. Josh searches the woods of Idaho looking for a man on an elk hunt. Then an obscure tweet leads him to Syria to try to find the family.</p><p>If you know something that you think might help the investigation please email notamonster@bbc.com </p><p>Reporter: Josh Baker
Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent
Producers: Joe Kent and Max Green
Production assistant: Lucie Sullivan
Composer: Sam Slater
Mixed by: Tom Brignell
Series Editor: Emma Rippon</p><p>Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps</p><p>This episode includes strong language, descriptions of violence and some upsetting moments involving children.</p><p>ARCHIVE:</p><p>NBC News: Boy In ISIS Propaganda Video Claims To Be 10-year-old American | TODAY (August 2017)
Sky News: Battle for Raqqa: The uneasy alliance fighting IS. Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley reports (2017) 
France 24: Syria: Islamic state group counter-attacks in Raqqa as fierce fighting rages (2017) 
Channel 4 News: Battle for Raqqa: is Isis about to be driven out? Lindsey Hilsum reports. (2017)</p><p>“I’m Not a Monster” is a collaboration between BBC Panorama and FRONTLINE (PBS) and is a BBC Radio Current Affairs production for BBC Sounds.</p>

I'm Not a Monster

BBC Radio 5 Live

Series 1: 3. My name is Yusef

DEC 7, 202024 MIN
I'm Not a Monster

Series 1: 3. My name is Yusef

DEC 7, 202024 MIN

Description

<p>The Islamic State group forces Sam’s son Matthew to spread its propaganda. Josh searches the woods of Idaho looking for a man on an elk hunt. Then an obscure tweet leads him to Syria to try to find the family.</p><p>If you know something that you think might help the investigation please email [email protected] </p><p>Reporter: Josh Baker Written by: Josh Baker and Joe Kent Producers: Joe Kent and Max Green Production assistant: Lucie Sullivan Composer: Sam Slater Mixed by: Tom Brignell Series Editor: Emma Rippon</p><p>Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins Commissioning Editor: Jason Phipps</p><p>This episode includes strong language, descriptions of violence and some upsetting moments involving children.</p><p>ARCHIVE:</p><p>NBC News: Boy In ISIS Propaganda Video Claims To Be 10-year-old American | TODAY (August 2017) Sky News: Battle for Raqqa: The uneasy alliance fighting IS. Foreign Affairs Editor Sam Kiley reports (2017) France 24: Syria: Islamic state group counter-attacks in Raqqa as fierce fighting rages (2017) Channel 4 News: Battle for Raqqa: is Isis about to be driven out? Lindsey Hilsum reports. (2017)</p><p>“I’m Not a Monster” is a collaboration between BBC Panorama and FRONTLINE (PBS) and is a BBC Radio Current Affairs production for BBC Sounds.</p>