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How Syrian War Crimes Are Being Investigated — in Europe
The path to holding high-ranking Syrian officials accountable has proven difficult, since Assad remains in power, and his allies have thwarted international efforts to pursue cases against members of his regime. That may be beginning to change
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Explosions Shook an Aleppo Hospital. One Young Mother Kept Filming.
Watch the opening scene of the acclaimed documentary, "For Sama" - in which joy and attempts at normalcy collide with unimaginable violence.
November 19, 2019
How Conflict in Iraq Has Made Women and Girls More Vulnerable
Years of conflict and turmoil in Iraq have widowed women and orphaned children, further worsening the conditions in which they live.
November 12, 2019
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For Sama
"For Sama" tells the story of one woman's journey through love, motherhood, war and survival during the Syrian conflict.
November 19, 2019
FRONTLINE and The Associated Press Investigate the Trump Administration’s Record-Breaking Mass Detention of Migrant Children
On Tuesday, November 12, FRONTLINE will present a two-part hour. Part one, in collaboration with The Associated Press, is "Kids Caught in the Crackdown"; Part two is "Iraq's Secret Sex Trade."
November 8, 2019
Flashback: How US-Backed Kurds Defeated ISIS in Kobani, Syria
It was a major early victory in the fight against ISIS -- but U.S. relations with Turkey were badly damaged by President Obama's support of the Kurds.
October 9, 2019
What Happens to The Families Left Behind in Duterte's Deadly Campaign Against Drugs
Recent reports document the toll that President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs has on those left behind.
October 8, 2019
Before His Bloody Drug War, Rodrigo Duterte was an Iron-fisted Mayor
Decades before Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched his blood-soaked war on drugs, he was a tough-talking mayor who handled crime with an iron fist.
October 8, 2019
Fighting for Compassion in the Philippines' Brutal Drug War
With few effective treatment options for drug addicts in the Philippines, an advocacy group is looking for new solutions.
October 8, 2019
“If They Are Stubborn, Then We Will Kill Them”: Inside Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drug Suspects in the Philippines
In a new FRONTLINE documentary, police officers in the Philippines speak openly about the killings of suspected drug users and dealers.
October 7, 2019