The Rise of ISIS

Movie · 0h 54m

Starring Martin Smith, Sarah Childress, Jim Gilmore, Jeremiah Kissel

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.