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For weeks, the world's eyes have been fixed upon the tens of thousands of migrants and refugees arriving on Europe's doorstep. But the crisis was years in the making, with a brutal civil war in Syria adding millions of refugees to those fleeing conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Nigeria.
September 23, 2015
Is Abadi's "Good Faith" Enough to Reform Iraq?
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came into office during a time of crisis. Nearly one year later, he faces the difficult challenge of trying to reform Iraq's political system while continuing the fight against ISIS.
August 13, 2015
A Witness to Slavery: Edward Watts on Making "Escaping ISIS"
"I've covered a lot of bad and terrible stories, and this is just on a different scale," says filmmaker Edward Watts of the violence being committed by ISIS against women.
July 14, 2015
Life After ISIS: For Survivors, Sparse Support Means Lasting Struggles
The battle against ISIS has been waged largely by men. But it is women and children who have borne some of the more horrific violence.
July 14, 2015
ISIS Destroyed His Home. Now Khalil al-Dakhi Rescues Those They Enslaved.
Khalil al-Dakhi was once a lawyer, but today, he runs a modern-day underground railroad that helps families escape captivity from ISIS.
July 14, 2015
Watch: On "Slave Market Day," ISIS Trades Women for Cash, Weapons
It’s a chilling sight: A group of men laughing as they discuss buying and selling women as slaves.
July 14, 2015
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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