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FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS. Correspondent Martin Smith, who made "Truth, War & Consequences," "Beyond Baghdad," "Private Warriors" and "Gangs of Iraq," 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.

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The Rise of ISIS

The Rise of ISIS

FRONTLINE investigates the miscalculations and mistakes behind the brutal rise of ISIS.

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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 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and by the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund.

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