This question has to be viewed in the historical context. There is little in the documentary in terms of new interesting isis developments, so id only recommend it to those willing to keep. State department warns isis grew worldwide as it lost. By 20, remnants of the qaeda affiliate had rebranded themselves the islamic state of iraq and syria, or isis, and had identified opportunities in syria, which was in the third year of its civil war.
With amrityan, moshin bhat, snighdadeep chatterji, rahul dev. The pbs documentary i found very informative in giving a somewhat neutral overview of the whywhat this is happening. Most notable was the death of its first selfdeclared caliph abu bakr albaghdadi, who was killed in a u. Quarantine has people going mad max here in arizona. Panorama reports from the heart of the fighting, the battle is against isis, a brutal jihadi group that grew out of al qaeda. How did they come about and what led to their formation. The state explores life inside isis the state is a fictional miniseries about people who join the islamic state airing on the national geographic channel. The terrorist organization known as isis emerged as a menace in the middle east. The fall of syria and the rise of isis premiered on national geographic on sunday. The rise of isis, on pbss frontline, offers a primer on the islamic state, the brutal, evergrowing militant group in iraq and syria.
Bbc world service the documentary podcast, back home. An awardwinning israeli documentary by itai anghel about the war led by kurds against islamic state isisisil in syria and iraq. Isis traces its origins to abu musab alzarqawi, who formed insurgent group alqaeda in iraq aqi in 2004 following the us invasion. We spend countless hours researching various file formats and software that can open, convert, create or otherwise work with those files. Watch the rise of isis islamic state a must watch documentary faizan maqsood on dailymotion. The rise of isis watch s2014 e2 frontline pbs official site. An impending isis attack on sweden entangles a group of women, including a mother in a bind, a spirited student and an ambitious cop. Previously known as the islamic state of iraq and syria isis, the group has announced its intention to reestablish the caliphate and has declared its leader, the shadowy abu bakr albaghdadi, as. However, this study refers to the organization as isis, the term usually used by the international community, the arab and western media, and even by islamic state supporters. Last month, the islamic state jihadist group, formerly known as isis or isil, declared its sovereignty and promoted one of its leaders, abu bakr albaghdadi, to the helm. 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 secret history of isis transcript frontline pbs.
Despite the collapse of its territorial caliphate, isis remained a growing and evolving threat even as it lost territory in syria, a top state department official said friday. Meet the westerners hunting down isis jihadists in syria. Isis alongside local militias in the original documentary series, hunting isis. The islamic state of iraq and the levant khorasan province isilkp. However i did learn some new things about the situation that werent mentioned in the pbs documentary, specifically the way isis became separated from al qaeda. The defeat of the socalled islamic state has left sunni muslim populations crushed and shia muslim military forces victorious, although only.
Isis not only threatens the survival of civil war stricken syria and the iraqi state that was set up aft er the us led invasion and occupation in 2003, but also the stability of neighboring arab countries. Origins of isis islamic state of iraq and syria 2014. Mosul is a 2019 documentary thriller about the battle to reclaim the iraqi city of mosul from the islamic state isis from 20162017. The fall of syria and the rise of isis, filmmakers sebastian junger and nick quested examine the horrific conditions created by. The rise of isis islamic state a must watch documentary. Crazy shirtless guy threatening to kill us with an arrow. A new documentary on syria traces the rise of isis by andrew katz june 5, 2017 12.
Its ability to do so stems more from the fragility of the arab state system than its own strength as a strategic actor. Frontline has been covering isis s bloody and complex evolution since its earliest days. Frontline has been covering isiss bloody and complex evolution since its earliest days. New national geographic film traces rise of isis time. The rise of isis frontline correspondent martin smith reports from iraq on.
The recent fall of isis in iraq and syria saw the end of their puritanical rule over the region. The rise of isis frontline correspondent martin smith reports. Watch mosul 2019 hd digital download online vimeo on. It ran a marriage office that oversaw medical examinations to. Here are four documentaries that explore the isis threat. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. A lot has happened for the islamic state since it lost its last sliver of territory in baghuz, syria, a year ago this week. His latest documentary traces the worsening of the war in syria, among other factors that have enabled the rise of the socalled islamic state and one of the worst refugee crises of our time. The law that the documentary may violate is a prohibition on providing material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations ftos, or even just terrorists. The rise of isis frontline correspondent martin smith reports from iraq on the miscalculations and mistakes behind the.
It quickly took control of large parts of iraq and syria, raising its black flag in victory. The state will inevitably be scrutinised for signs of justifying or defending isis, and some politicians and pundits will be appalled by the mere existence of a british drama in which every major. Shamima begum loses appeal over citizenship removal. Awardwinner peter kosminskys compelling new drama, based on extensive research, follows the experiences of four british men and women who leave everything behind to join isis in syria.
The ideology of terror and the battle for mosul zeke. Transcript for the frontline film the secret history of isis. New documentary traces the rise of isis syria deeply. The group has declared an islamic state and this documentary investigates the full story of isis from the inside and asks the question, could the conflict spill out of the. Special forces raid in barisha, syria, last october.
On the frontline takes a look at the islamic state from the apparent shia perspective. Islamic state of iraq and the levant khorasan province. Dominic casciani examines islamic states social media strategy and the attempts to combat it. Iraq washsham wilayah khorasan is a branch of the militant islamist group islamic state of iraq and the levant isil, active in afghanistan and pakistan. In the past couple of years isis islamic state of iraq and syria or isil islamic state of iraq and the levant or simply is, has been all over the news, yet the origins of the socalled islamic state began over a quarter of a century ago. The secret history of isis military and war 53 min. The islamic state has been calling their newfound syrianiraqi realm a caliphate, or a singular muslim nation, with albaghdadi serving as caliph. Mosul is a mustwatch for anyone who wants insight, through the eyes of iraqis, on the war against isison the true savagery of isis and the gravity and urgency in stopping them, on the plight and struggles of the iraqi people under the isis reign of terror, and on the patriotism and bravery of the iraqi forces whove fought and bled to take. In previous centuries a united group that fought and captured land could proclaim themselves a state.
A new documentary from frontline exposes what its like inside isis for those women forced to have sex with isis fighters. Al jazeera explores the origins and evolution of the worlds most feared and powerful insurgent group isil. Islamic state is, isis, isil, daesh universiteit leiden. Exposes the commanders of an isis camp, who indoctrinate the youth for acts of violence. Here is a list of some isis documentaries available to watch online today. The astonishing story of a group of young men from raqqa in syria who chose to resist the socalled. The islamic state, or isis, is a militant organization that emerged as an offshoot of al qaeda in 2014. Women who left the uk to join isil as a teenager had citizenship revoked one year ago on. But the brutal tactics and videotaped beheadings used by.
Isis is trying to recapture the caliphate which one is debatable because there were. Isis sometimes isil is an acronym for the islamic state in iraq and greater syria. About the integrated software for imagers and spectrometers isis, created and managed by the usgs astrogeology research program. Isis built a state of administrative efficiency that collected taxes and picked up the garbage. Frontline documentary takes viewers inside the world of. With ony uhiara, sam otto, hiam abbass, nana agyemanbediako. While the islamic state calls itself an executor of the only true islam, many other muslim groups, including some linked to al qaeda, have found the groups interpretation of islam too extreme and brutal, accusing isis of promoting a version of islam that has nothing to do with the proper interpretation of the koran. A group of veteran and civilian volunteers who travel to syria and iraq to fight against isis alongside local militias in the original documentary series, hunting isis. How filmmakers captured a daring escape from isis territory. The rise of isis, a pbs frontline documentary the new york. Islamic states most wanted the documentary podcast the astonishing story of a group of young men from raqqa in syria who chose to resist the socalled islamic state at huge cost.