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Nada Bakos: How Zarqawi Went From "Thug" To ISIS Founder
What if the rise of ISIS could have been prevented -- with just one airstrike? That's a question that Nada Bakos, a former CIA analyst, has had to grapple with ever since the group's brutal rise to power.
May 17, 2016
Colin Powell: U.N. Speech "Was a Great Intelligence Failure"
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the founder of ISIS, was still an unknown jihadist during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Colin Powell's 2003 speech to the United Nations would help change that.
May 17, 2016
David Petraeus: "No Substitute" for U.S. Leadership in Iraq, Syria
It took some time in Washington before anyone recognized that without U.S. leadership, Iraq could completely deteriorate, and Syria would spiral out of control, says the former CIA director.
May 17, 2016
Who Was the Founder of ISIS?
The founder of ISIS was a onetime video-store clerk turned radical jihadist who had a rocky relationship with Osama bin Laden.
May 17, 2016
How U.S. Prisons in Iraq Became "Jihadi Universities" for ISIS
ISIS's current leader made the transition from religious scholar and soccer player to terrorist leader inside a U.S. prison in Iraq, as "The Secret History of ISIS" explores.
May 17, 2016
Where the Black Flag of ISIS Flies
Since its brutal rise to power, ISIS has recognized affiliates in nine nations beyond its strongholds in Syria and Iraq.
May 13, 2016
Will Missouri Be the Next State with a Voter ID Law?
Missouri’s initiative comes as voters in 10 other states will face stricter ID requirements for the first time in a presidential election.
May 12, 2016
Watch: Did the U.S. Miss a Chance to Prevent ISIS's Rise?
The founding father of ISIS emerged from a Jordanian prison dedicated to the establishment of an Islamic caliphate -- and there was a moment more than a decade ago when CIA insiders say they could have stopped him.
May 12, 2016
FRONTLINE Wins RFK Award for "Escaping ISIS"
The documentary uncovered gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS -- and followed an underground network that's helping them escape.
May 11, 2016
Exclusive: New Photos Show Bush's Response To 9/11 Attacks
A collection of never-before-seen photographs offer a new window into President George W. Bush's response to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
May 6, 2016
FRONTLINE Wins Two Inaugural Peabody-Facebook Awards
Two FRONTLINE projects have been honored with a new award recognizing innovative digital storytelling.
May 5, 2016
30% Of Prescribed Antibiotics Aren't Necessary, Study Finds
The more antibiotics are prescribed, the more dangerous the threat from drug-resistant bacteria becomes. Now, a new study finds that roughly 47 million prescriptions are unnecessary.
May 4, 2016