{"id":384157,"date":"2026-10-02T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kurdistan-to-calais-on-the-trail-of-the-small-boat-people-smugglers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:00:33","slug":"kurdistan-to-calais-on-the-trail-of-the-small-boat-people-smugglers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/kurdistan-to-calais-on-the-trail-of-the-small-boat-people-smugglers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kurdistan to Calais: On the trail of the small boat people smugglers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Pkv9wZi762c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Kurdistan to Calais: On the trail of the small boat people smugglers\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pkv9wZi762c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sky News investigates if international crackdowns on people smuggling gangs behind small boat crossings to the UK are having any effect.  <\/p>\n<p>Dominic Waghorn travels to Kurdistan where he speaks to jailed people smugglers and then witnesses first hand, how migrants continue to take the perilous journey across the Channel.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #smallboats #migration <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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