The secret mission to rescue women kidnapped by IS

For five years, a young Yazidi woman called Leila was held captive by the Islamic State group. She ended up in Al-Hol, a large and volatile internment camp in northern Syria holding thousands of IS supporters. But unknown to Leila, a group of Yazidi volunteers – some who had escaped IS – had returned to the camp as infiltrators, determined to rescue her and other enslaved women. Among them was the Kurdish filmmaker Hogir Hirori, who went along undercover with his camera to document the mission. With thanks to Hanna Valenta for the translation. Get in touch: [email protected] Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Maryam Maruf Picture: Women in a niqab in Al-Hol camp Credit: Courtesy of Hogir Hirori