One Family's Story: Return from War's Crosshairs

Following the end of the Islamic State Group's caliphate in Mosul, Iraq in 2017, hundreds of women and children were detained in facilities throughout Iraq and Syria, and left in a state of limbo, not knowing when or if they would be released and repatriated into third-party countries. In this episode, we meet one family that has at least partly managed to leave detention and the war behind them to find a home in the Kyrgyz Republic with the help of their host community. We then speak to Elena Esanu, the ICRC's deputy protection coordinator in Kyrgyzstan, to talk about how the ICRC is working in these host communities to build acceptance and help this family and others reintegrate into society. We ask Elena whether this family's reintegration experience is a blueprint for other countries of origin to follow for families who remain stranded and separated. See bonus materials and additional information on our website .

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One Family's Story: Return from War's Crosshairs is an episode from Intercross the Podcast by Dominique Maria Bonessi.

This episode is 22:15 long.

This episode was published on Feb 15, 2024.

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