1. The Rise OF ISIS
A Documentary Film

2. The Rise of ISIS
Isis, Isil or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, was regarded by the west as a terrorist organization even before it began its murderous rampage across the Middle East.

3. The Rise of ISIS
Initially called Al-Qaeda in Iraq, it became Isis or Isil in 2013, and then Islamic State after it claimed to have established a caliphate at the summer of 2014.

4. The Rise of ISIS
It has played a prominent role in Syria's civil war with the chaos enabling it to develop a reputation as one of the most extreme groups operating in the region.

5. The Rise of ISIS
However, its insistence on strict Sharia law and its focus on establishing a state rather than toppling President Bashar al-Assad have alienated the group from the larger rebel movement.

6. The Rise of ISIS Sharia law is the body of Islamic law.
The term means "way" or " path“.
it is the legal framework within which the public and some private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Islam.

7. The Rise of ISIS
Reports from cities where Isis has taken control are bleak, with public executions, beheadings, kidnap, amputations, torture and beatings among tactics used to maintain control.

8. The Rise of ISIS
Isis has long targeted journalists and activists, and has been known to use suicide attacks and land mines against its opposition.

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

10. The Rise of ISIS
Correspondent Martin Smith 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.

11. The Rise of ISIS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film /rise-of-isis/
54:11 minutes

12. The Rise of ISIS (if the PBS one does not work)
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53:41 minutes

13. The Rise of ISIS How did ISIS become a major force so quickly?
what does it mean for the U.S. and coalition forces to be back in Iraq, fighting a new war on terror?

14. The Rise of ISIS Why doesn't the U.S. and the world destroy ISIS?
Why is it so hard to stop ISIS?