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Battle for Iraq
On-the-ground reporting goes to the front lines of the battle for Mosul, Iraq.
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Finding the Human Stories in Europe's Refugee Crisis
Making a documentary about the refugee and migrant crisis can expose tragedy and deep human suffering. But filmmaker James Bluemel says "it was those moments where humor rose to the surface which surprised me and made me realize how robust the human spirit can be."
December 27, 2016
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Exodus
The first-person stories of refugees and migrants fleeing war and persecution for Europe.
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Who's Who in the Fight Against ISIS?
While the U.S. has maintained a narrow focus on degrading and ultimately defeating ISIS, competing agendas among a group of eight key players involved in the fight have served to complicate that effort.
October 11, 2016
Q&A: Inside the Making of "Confronting ISIS"
Martin Smith has been covering terrorism and the Middle East for more than 15 years. But telling the story of who's "Confronting ISIS" was a process like no other.
October 11, 2016
Why Beating ISIS in Mosul Won't End the Threat of Attack
American and Iraqi forces are gearing up for another big fight against ISIS, but victory may not matter much in the overall battle to eradicate the terrorist group.
October 11, 2016
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Confronting ISIS
FRONTLINE investigates the U.S.-led efforts to degrade and destroy ISIS.
October 11, 2016
The Bomb Detectors That Didn't Work in Baghdad
The ADE 651 bomb detector, which was modeled on a novelty golf ball finder, has been known to be fake for years.
July 6, 2016
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