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Iraqi TV show where 'bombers' meet their victims

Today

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In Iraq men convicted of membership of Islamic State and involvement in attacks have been featuring in a programme on state television. In weekly episodes prisoners elaborate on their role in Islamic State (IS) and face families of the victims. So what does the show reveal about Islamic State? Today's correspondent in Baghdad Rami Ruhayem reports. "In prison they reflect on the innocent blood they shed, they get a reality shock". "Opinion about the programme seems split among sectarian lines, it's popular in predominalty Shia areas that are frequently attacked".

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