A trove of data uncovered by the Middle East Forum details almost 46,000 grants made by the Qatari regime-controlled Sheikh Eid bin Mohammad Al Thani Charitable Association, also known as the Eid Charity, to radical Islamic organizations all around the
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By Olivia Davies
media captionReporter Olivia Davies went to school with brothers who later abandoned their life in Wales to become extremists in Syria
I went to sixth form college with both Nasser and Reyaad, and Aseel had gone to my school.
I recently travelled to Syria for BBC Panorama to try and speak to Aseel and to find out why they left Cardiff to join such a brutal organisation.
Aseel Muthana
image captionAseel Muthana is in jail in north-east Syria
Aseel was pleased to see me. He s spent two years in a crowded cell in north-east Syria. He is being held by the Kurdish forces who captured Islamic State group members at the last bloody battle of Baghuz.
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Months later, his brother Aseel, joined him.
Reporter Olivia Davies went to school and college with the brothers and wants to find out why they abandoned their life in Wales to become extremists in Syria.
In the UK you can watch the full Panorama programme here from 19:35 On Tuesday 25 January.
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