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Syria’s Detainee Files
FRONTLINE investigates the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war.
June 10, 2025
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9/11, More Than 20 Years Later: 20 Essential Documentaries to Watch
These films, selected from more than two decades of extensive FRONTLINE reporting, probe that fateful day and its lasting impacts on America and the world.
September 5, 2025
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The Iran-Israel Conflict and the U.S. Role: 11 Documentaries to Watch
Decades of tensions between Israel and Iran erupted into war in June. These FRONTLINE films offer context and background on the conflict, both countries’ leaders and ambitions, the role of the U.S., and the ongoing impact across the Middle East.
July 29, 2025
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What U.S. Diplomats Thought After Meeting Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-Statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa
Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in Damascus to meet the onetime Al Qaeda commander. This video drawn from the documentary ‘Syria After Assad’ shows what they thought…
July 1, 2025
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Syria After Assad
Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa.
July 1, 2025
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‘What They Left Behind’: A Look at the Human Toll of the Syrian War
After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians reckon with the devastating human toll of the war from hundreds of thousands killed to thousands still missing. A look at the figures that underscore the losses Syrians have endured.
June 10, 2025
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‘I’d Scream Louder’: After Assad’s Fall, Brothers Return to Saydnaya Prison Where They Were Tortured
Bashar al-Assad’s regime detained more than a million people during the Syrian war. Saydnaya was the regime’s most notorious prison. In a video drawn from the documentary ‘Syria’s Detainee Files,’ brothers who were held at Saydnaya describe their experience –…
June 10, 2025
Documentary
Syria’s Detainee Files
FRONTLINE investigates the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war.
June 10, 2025
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Syria’s War Began 14 Years Ago. Explore FRONTLINE’s Reporting on Its Origins and Consequences
FRONTLINE has been covering the war since it began in 2011, tracing its origins and evolution, its impact on Syrians and the rest of the world, and how the U.S. has responded.
March 14, 2025
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Duterte Arrested: Inside His Rise, Rule and Deadly Drug War
As former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is arrested under an I.C.C. warrant on charges of crimes against humanity, explore FRONTLINE’s reporting on his rise and his deadly crackdown on suspected drug dealers and users.
March 11, 2025
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Russia’s War on Ukraine Enters Its Fourth Year
Over the past three years, FRONTLINE has covered the war’s evolution, from the first days of the invasion to the grim toll the fighting has taken on civilians.
February 24, 2025
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Amid News of a Ceasefire Deal in the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza, Explore the Conflict’s Roots and Ramifications
Watch our documentaries on the evolution and impact of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the overarching Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the sprawling ramifications, and how the most recent chapter in this long and volatile history has played out.
January 17, 2025
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December 23, 2024
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Assad Has Fallen. Who Is Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Syrian Militant Who Led The Rebel Offensive That Toppled Him?
In 2021, FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith became the first Western journalist to interview Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. The documentary that followed, “The Jihadist,” investigated Jolani’s origins and his Islamist militant group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
December 8, 2024
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As Syrian Rebels Re-Ignite Conflict And Take Aleppo, Revisit FRONTLINE’s Reporting
FRONTLINE has been covering the war since it began in 2011, tracing its origins and evolution, its impact on the country’s people, and how the U.S. has responded.
December 3, 2024
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Two Young Women — One Israeli, One Palestinian — Whose Lives Were Devastated by Oct. 7 & the War in Gaza That Followed
Agam, an Israeli teen, was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7. Ghada, a young Palestinian woman, lost her home in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza that followed. Their stories unfold in the documentary 'A Year of War: Israelis and…
October 15, 2024
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‘A Year of War’ Filmmaker Wanted To ‘Bring Out the Humanity’ of People Caught in the Violence in Israel and Gaza
Filmmaker Robin Barnwell talks about why he wanted to document the Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza through personal accounts from Israelis and Palestinians.
October 15, 2024
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A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians
FRONTLINE documents harrowing accounts from those who experienced the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and the ongoing war in Gaza.
October 15, 2024
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The Last Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Recalls the 2021 Taliban Takeover
Adela Raz, Afghanistan's last ambassador to the United States, remembers the day that the Taliban took over Kabul three years ago.
August 14, 2024
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Our Election-Season Coverage Begins With “Biden’s Decision”
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August 6, 2024
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Russian Artist Whose Anti-War Protest Was Featured in FRONTLINE Documentary Is Released in Historic Prisoner Swap
“This is a story with a happy ending,” Aleksandra “Sasha” Skochilenko told FRONTLINE after her release.
August 2, 2024
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