FRONTLINE

"The Rise of ISIS" - Trailer

Season 2014 Episode 16 | 31s

On Oct. 28, in "The Rise of ISIS," FRONTLINE's Martin Smith reports from Iraq on how and why the brutal Islamist group came to power, how Iraq began coming undone after the American withdrawal, and what it means for the U.S. to be fighting there again. Premiering Oct. 28 on PBS and at pbs.org/frontline.

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