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John pilger, investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, talks about the u. New documentary traces the rise of isis in his new documentary, hell on earth. The rise of isis begins by recapping the dominocrash in iraq after the u. She has written for publications across the world and produced tv news and documentaries for the bbc, vice and others. It doesnt cover much of syrias civil war, although it is. The rise of the isis in the rise of isis, martin smith gangs of iraq.
This documentary explains some of the most recent events that led to the formation of isis, especially in iraq. New documentary traces the rise of isis syria deeply. For viewers who have considered the threat of isis only from the outsiders perspective driven by western media outlets, isis. Frontline investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of isis. As always, firstrate explanatory journalism from frontline. A pbs frontline documentary, titled the secret history of isis. The video however, fails to capture the role of abu musab alzarqawi in the creation of isis, as well as that of osam bin ladens or even saddam husseins.
The secret history of isis watch s2016 e10 frontline. Martin smith traces roots of terror in the rise of isis opc. On the frontline offers a valuable portrait of the war being waged on the inside. Review watch this pbs frontline documentary on the rise of isis in iraq and syria. Cnns michael holmes speaks to frontline reporter martin smith, whose new documentary explores the origins of isis. Thats because much of this history has been out there, including previous.
Apr 25, 2016 from veteran frontline filmmaker michael kirk and his team comes the inside story of the creation of isis, and how the united states missed the many warning signs. The islamic state is, formerly known as the islamic state of iraq and syria isis, permitted filmmaker and vice news journalist medyan dairieh to have exclusive access to their operations for three weeks, allowing viewers insight into the horrifying inner world of jihadist militant extremists. The fall of syria and the rise of isis, filmmaker nick quested traces the geopolitical decisions that unwittingly contributed to the syrian conflict and the rise of the socalled islamic state. Pbs frontline this week explores how isis rose to power in a typically thorough report, the rise of isis, airing oct. The rise of isis covers a story that has been told elsewhere, but as usual, frontline gives it all the patina of hardcore, irrefutable truth. May 16, 2016 the secret history of isis is a rather hyperbolic title for frontline s latest examination of the terrorist group.
Frontline is a public affairs television program that produces and broadcasts indepth documentaries about various subjects. In the rise of isis, martin smith in search of al qaeda explores and explains how the islamic state of iraq and syria isis became a. New frontline documentary tells the secret history of isis. His films range in topic from war in the middle east to the 2008 financial crisis. Frontline explores the secret history of isis in new. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. May 16, 2016 the documentary, from veteran frontline filmmaker michael kirk, is an inside look at how the american invasion of iraq and the decisions of two presidents helped to lay the groundwork for isis to. But as the frontline documentary the secret history of isis reveals in grim detail, the emergence of the brutal terrorist group should not. Jun 10, 2017 at the center of the extraordinary new documentary hell on earth. Correspondent martin smith reports from iraq on how the country began coming undone after the american withdrawal and what it means for the u. Understanding the rise of isis by frontline pbs free. For sama, an intimate yet epic journey into one womans experience of the syrian war. The rise of isis watch s2014 e2 frontline pbs official site. Watch frontline the rise of isis prime video amazon uk.
Oct 27, 2014 pbs frontline this week explores how isis rose to power in a typically thorough report, the rise of isis, airing oct. With isis continuing to take and hold territory in iraq and syria despite u. While all the networks have devoted some time to the ongoing jihadist group islamic state of iraq and syria isis, frontline stands apart in putting the story together with a longer view. From veteran frontline filmmaker michael kirk and his team comes the inside story of the creation of isis, and how the united states missed the many warning signs. For three teenage boys in unemploymentwracked rockford, illinois, skateboarding is a means of fleeing adulthood and escaping. The rise of isis new might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. How did they come about and what led to their formation. Emma is new zealandborn journalist, producer and writer who is primarily focused on the conflicts in syria and iraq, and the rise of isis. Jul 14, 2015 using undercover footage, a new frontline documentary presents the firsthand accounts of women who escaped the brutal reign of isis. Ontvoerd, verkocht, ontsnapt by farida khalaf, the. Beyond baghdad draws on indepth interviews with iraqi politicians, and american policymakers and military leaders to explore and explain how the islamic state of iraq and syria isis became a major force so quickly. Frontline does a decent job in this documentary by showing the terrible monster that isis has become without showing much of the violence it preaches. Smith has produced dozens of nationally broadcast documentaries for cbs news, abc news and pbs frontline. Oct 27, 2014 frontline continues to perform vital work in its coverage of the middle east and the battle against terrorism, with its latest, the rise of isis, forging what amounts to a sobering, well.
One of the young women featured in the film, called. The rise of isis frontline correspondent martin smith reports from iraq on the miscalculations and mistakes behind the. The rise of isis, on pbss frontline, offers a primer on the islamic state, the brutal, evergrowing militant group in iraq and syria. Watch them now see more ideas about documentaries, crime and war. The islamic states rise may have seemed sudden, but the group which grew out of al qaeda in iraq has been rebuilding for years. Participants included frontlines martin smith, who discussed his recent film the rise of isis, professor mia bloom of the umass lowell center for terrorism and security studies, and charles sennott, a veteran foreign reporter who founded the groundtruth project to train a new generation of foreign correspondents. The fall of syria and the rise of isis, debuting this sunday, at 9 p.
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