The Rise of ISIS - Documentaries
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A July 2013 ISIS attack on Abu Ghraib freed more than 500 prisoners -- and came at a crucial time.
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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.
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Why Are So Many Westerners Joining ISIS?
And do they pose an imminent danger to the U.S. and other Western targets?
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"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."
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Inside a Camp for Iraqis Fleeing ISIS
As the U.S. airstrikes begin, FRONTLINE producer Martin Smith reports from Mosul on the developing crisis.
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Inside the Rise of ISIS
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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.
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Dispatch: Return to Baghdad
FRONTLINE producer Martin Smith, who made four films on Iraq, has just arrived in Baghdad after a long absence. He's currently producing a film on the unfolding crisis in the country.
July 28, 2014