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Assad Has Fallen. Who Is Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian Militant Who Led The Rebel Offensive That Toppled Him?
In 2021, FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith became the first Western journalist to interview Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. The documentary that followed, “The Jihadist,” investigated Jolani’s origins and his Islamist militant group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
December 8, 2024
As Syrian Rebels Re-Ignite Conflict And Take Aleppo, Revisit FRONTLINE’s Reporting
FRONTLINE has been covering the war since it began in 2011, tracing its origins and evolution, its impact on the country’s people, and how the U.S. has responded.
December 3, 2024
What Trump Has Promised on China in a Second Term
With President-elect Donald Trump promising to take a tougher stance on China in his second term, we take a look at what he has said about his approach.
November 27, 2024
As Trump Vows Larger China Tariffs, How Did His Trade War Play Out the First Time Around?
As President Trump enacts larger tariffs on imported Chinese goods, how did his trade war with China play out the first time? Watch a video drawn from the FRONTLINE documentary "China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping.”
November 26, 2024
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China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping
FRONTLINE examines the rise of Xi Jinping, his vision for China and the global implications.
November 26, 2024
Two Young Women — One Israeli, One Palestinian — Whose Lives Were Devastated by Oct. 7 & the War in Gaza That Followed
Agam, an Israeli teen, was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7. Ghada, a young Palestinian woman, lost her home in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza that followed. Their stories unfold in the documentary 'A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians.'
October 15, 2024
'A Year of War' Filmmaker Wanted To ‘Bring Out the Humanity’ of People Caught in the Violence in Israel and Gaza
Filmmaker Robin Barnwell talks about why he wanted to document the Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza through personal accounts from Israelis and Palestinians.
October 15, 2024
Did This Happen to Me Also? Korean Adoptees Question Their Past and Ask How To Find Their Families
Dozens of South Korean adoptees, many in tears, have responded to an investigation led by The Associated Press and documented by FRONTLINE on adoptions from South Korea. The investigation reported dubious child-gathering practices and fraudulent paperwork involving South Korea's foreign adoption program, which peaked in the 1970s and '80s.
October 3, 2024
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A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians
FRONTLINE documents harrowing accounts from those who experienced the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the ongoing war in Gaza.
October 15, 2024
Behind ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning’
Kim Tong-hyung and Claire Galofaro of The Associated Press and filmmaker Lora Moftah discuss ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning.’
September 27, 2024
'South Korea's Adoption Reckoning' Reporters & Director Spotlight How Western Demand Played a Role in the Korean Adoption Boom
The filmmaker and reporters of the documentary "South Korea's Adoption Reckoning" talk about how their investigative revelations challenge some Korean and Western assumptions about international adoption, and how the practice is now facing a reckoning.
September 20, 2024
‘Is This Really All for the Children?’: Former Korean Adoption Worker Speaks Out
An AP/FRONTLINE documentary, ‘South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning,’ examines cases of false identities and fabricated backstories during a historic adoption boom of Korean children. In this excerpt, a former adoption agency worker describes pressure to adopt out large volumes of children — and ‘zero effort’ being put into verifying that children being adopted out had actually been abandoned.
September 20, 2024