The Rise of ISIS

FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. As part of a special FRONTLINE series, correspondent Martin Smith reports from Iraq on how the country began coming undone after the American withdrawal and what it means for the U.S. to be fighting there again.

Writing:
  • Ric Esther Bienstock
  • Neil Docherty
  • David Fanning

Stars:
Release Date: 1983-01-17
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
TMDb: 7.5/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 55

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