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The Rise of ISIS
FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith reports from Iraq on the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS.
October 28, 2014
Can Haider al-Abadi Bridge Iraq's Sectarian Divide?
Not without reining in the Shia militias operating on the ground, according to experts who spoke to FRONTLINE.
October 21, 2014
Number of U.S. Air Strikes in Iraq Already Exceeds Those in Yemen, Somalia
The president pointed to the U.S. air campaigns in Yemen and Somalia as successful implementations of his planned strategy against ISIS.
September 11, 2014
Back from Iraq: 10 Questions with Martin Smith
The FRONTLINE producer was on the ground in Iraq as the US began airstrikes against ISIS. He's safely out now -- and he's answering your questions about what he saw.
August 13, 2014
Why Are So Many Westerners Joining ISIS?
And do they pose an imminent danger to the U.S. and other Western targets?
August 11, 2014
"For Now, It Seems, Iraq Is No More"
"Today, you are either a Shia, a Sunni, a Christian, a Kurd," writes FRONTLINE's Martin Smith from Baghdad. "You are not an Iraqi first."
August 9, 2014
Inside a Camp for Iraqis Fleeing ISIS
As the U.S. airstrikes begin, FRONTLINE producer Martin Smith reports from Mosul on the developing crisis.
August 8, 2014
Inside the Rise of ISIS
It may have seemed sudden but ISIS has been rebuilding inside Iraq -- turning itself into a professional military force -- for years, according to Brookings Institute analyst Charles Lister.
August 7, 2014
Can the Kurds Hold Out Against ISIS?
In the last week, ISIS and the Kurds have turned their guns on each other. What happens next?
August 5, 2014
Baghdad Dispatch: Checkpoint (In)Security
More than 10 years after the fall of Saddam, the people of Baghdad might reasonably have hoped that they could drive about their city without worrying about kidnappings and bombings.
August 5, 2014
Zalmay Khalilzad: Maliki and the "Unmaking of Iraq"
"It was the troop [pullout]; it was the elections, the post-election management; it was Syria. All the three, I think, together is the unmaking of Iraq."
July 29, 2014
Who is Nouri al-Maliki?
Eight years ago, Nouri al-Maliki went from political unknown to prime minister of Iraq. Today, he draws comparisons to the man he once fought to overthrow, Saddam Hussein.
July 29, 2014