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Escaping ISIS
Using undercover footage, FRONTLINE presents the gripping, first-hand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of ISIS -- and follows an underground network that's helping them escape.
July 14, 2015
How ISIS Is Using Women To Police Other Women
Despite ISIS' brutal treatment of women, some now actively fight for the militant group, helping to enforce its vision for an Islamic State.
July 13, 2015
What an Estimate of 10,000 ISIS Fighters Killed Doesn't Tell Us
A senior U.S. official said this week that airstrikes have killed 10,000 ISIS fighters. So why does the group continue to expand its territory?
June 4, 2015
WATCH: Pentagon Had No Plan for When ISIS Took Mosul, Dempsey Says
The Pentagon had no contingency plan in place when ISIS seized control of Iraq's second largest city in 2014, says Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, in an interview for the new FRONTLINE documentary "Obama at War."
May 26, 2015
"Life in Baghdad": Finding Moments of Joy Amid the Chaos of War
A new short film is a surprising glimpse into the everyday lives of ordinary young Iraqis.
March 11, 2015
Have Airstrikes Really Killed Half of ISIS' Top Commanders?
The U.S. announced that the coalition's military campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria had cost the group 50 percent of its top commanders and 6,000 fighters.
January 22, 2015
Dempsey Considering Placing U.S. Troops Alongside Iraqi Forces
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs told a congressional committee that Iraqi forces may need closer help in response to a question prompted by FRONTLINE's "The Rise of Isis."
November 14, 2014
What a Pledge of Allegiance to ISIS Means
ISIS has sought such pledges to bolster its reputation as the world's leading jihadist group, according to global terror experts.
November 12, 2014
How Saddam's Former Soldiers Are Fueling the Rise of ISIS
As the radical jihadist group marches through Iraq, it is quietly utilizing a network of former members of Sadaam Hussein's army to help militarize its fighting force.
October 28, 2014
In Their Own Words: Sunnis on Their Treatment in Maliki’s Iraq
They describe the many grievances of Iraq’s Sunni population, which they say led to the resurrection of the Sunni insurgency — once again providing a safe haven for extremists.
October 28, 2014
Who Runs the Islamic State?
From the bodyguard to the media spokesman, meet the new caliph's top men.
October 28, 2014
An ISIS Jailbreak at Abu Ghraib: "Hell Is Coming"
A July 2013 ISIS attack on Abu Ghraib freed more than 500 prisoners -- and came at a crucial time.
October 28, 2014