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On Syria, World Powers Hedge Their Bets
Two years into Syria's civil war, no nation wants to end up on the losing side. Here's how the world powers stack up.
April 9, 2013
Reporter's Reflections: "I Almost Died in Syria"
Before FRONTLINE filmmaker Olly Lambert crossed into Syria, he had no idea how close he would come to dying.
April 9, 2013
Does Syria Face a Genocidal Future?
A new report suggests those at risk of ethnic cleansing are not just the Sunni civilians currently being tortured, assassinated and bombed, but members of Syria’s Alawite elite.
April 9, 2013
Slideshow: Syria on Both Sides of the Line
FRONTLINE filmmaker Olly Lambert's behind the scenes photos shed light on Syria's civil war from both sides of the line.
April 9, 2013
A Rare Glimpse Inside A Syrian Loyalist Stronghold
Everyone at the public high school in Aziziya knows that the senior boys may soon be drafted in President Bashar al-Assad's army to take up the fight in the country's escalating civil war.
April 9, 2013
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Syria Behind the Lines
An unprecedented film documents the everyday life of both Syria’s rebels and its regime.
April 9, 2013
The Bombing of al-Bara
When FRONTLINE filmmaker Olly Lambert sat to interview Jamal Maarouf, a Syrian rebel commander, he did not anticipate that bombs from government jets would begin to fall just 300 meters away.
April 7, 2013
Terror Group Recruits From Pakistan’s "Best and Brightest"
A new study released today helps explain how Lashkar-i-Taiba, one of the world's most dangerous militant organizations, is integrated into Pakistani society.
April 4, 2013
March Was Deadliest Month in Syrian Conflict
But a close look at the figures reveals a shift in who is dying.
April 2, 2013
The Iraq War Is Over. Now What?
Ten years on, the legacy of Iraq remains far from settled. One thing that's clear: the war will continue to influence the U.S., Iraq, and its neighbors in the Middle East for decades to come.
March 19, 2013
The Iraq War: How We Spent $800 Billion (and Counting)
The Iraq war cost twice as much as the war in Afghanistan, and more than 16 times as much as the Bush administration predicted. But what did we pay for?
March 18, 2013
The "Indie" Journalists At the Center of the Bradley Manning Trial
The two stalwarts dedicated to covering the WikiLeaks case aren't from the mainstream press.
March 15, 2013