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FRONTLINE

"The Secret History of ISIS" - Preview

The inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs.

Aired 05/17/2016 | Rating NR

FRONTLINE

"The Secret History of ISIS" - Preview

Preview: Season 2016 Episode 8 | 31s

The inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs.

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk comes the inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs. The film uncovers the terror group’s earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders, and the American failures to stop ISIS’s brutal rise.

Aired 05/17/2016 | Rating NR

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Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...

FRONTLINE

"The Secret History of ISIS" - Preview

Preview: Season 2016 Episode 8 | 31s

From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker Michael Kirk comes the inside story of the creation of ISIS, and how the U.S. missed the many warning signs. The film uncovers the terror group’s earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders, and the American failures to stop ISIS’s brutal rise.

Aired 05/17/2016 | Rating NR

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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"Who Am I, Then?"
Interactive

"Who Am I, Then?"

Explore this interactive that tells the stories of over a dozen Korean adoptees as they search for the truth about their origins — a collaboration between FRONTLINE and The Associated Press.

Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...

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