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In 2016 part of Aleppo was held by extremist anti-democratic forces. Channel 4 commissioned a young mother to return there with infant to film for them, unthreatened by the armed extremists. UK state is proud of its part in showing the world that extremists are not the problem.
Channel 4 News editor at the time used Sama's mum to film in Aleppo due to situation of "safe access denied to objective independent journalists from outside”.
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Sama was living in safety before being taken to Aleppo; her father spoke her of 'having a role to play' in the fight then ongoing in Syria for five years. At this time, Al Nusra were the dominant power, among numerous militias, in that part of Aleppo.
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