Episode
Frontline: Confronting ISIS
Overview
Reporting from Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey, Frontline correspondent Martin Smith examines the successes, failures and challenges of the fight against ISIS, as the terror group loses ground in the region but strikes out abroad.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 35
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2016-10-10
Episode context
Confronting ISIS is Episode 2 in Season 35 of Frontline. It aired on 2016-10-10.
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