Meet the american vigilantes who are fighting isis the new. Oct 28, 2014 the rise of isis, on pbss frontline, offers a primer on the islamic state, the brutal, evergrowing militant group in iraq and syria. For viewers who have considered the threat of isis only from the outsiders perspective driven by western media outlets, isis. One year after isis declared a caliphate, the terrorist group controls wide swaths of territory in iraq and syria and is showing no signs of slowing down its offensive. The brits battling isis was shown on channel four and on the same night the 32yearold also gave a talk about the project to islanders at the. January 2015, 11macergiffordbritonfightisisshinelight. A brit aged 20 who was killed battling isis in syria worked for his dads hog roast firm and catered at a wedding just days before jetting to the frontline. While the pentagon maintains that isisk is down to about 1,000 fighters across afghanistan, from a high of 2,500 in 2015, the afghan intelligence. Battling isis tv movie 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Meet the men fighting isis with hunting rifles and homemade mortars. Battling isis tv showtimes if no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of frontline fighting. Religion is not the strongest driving force behind thousands of foreign fighters joining isis and other terrorist groups in iraq and syria, a report by us military researchers has found. How isis recruits children who live in its territory to be the next generation of fighters. Transcript for the frontline film confronting isis.
They engage the enemy in intense sniper battles, closerange mortar strikes and face counterattacks from isis. During the battle for raqqa, he commanded the fourman 223 ypg sniper. The brits battling isis, is being broadcast on wednesday 16th september, at 10pm. Oct 11, 2016 watch frontline s documentary on the conflicting interests of allies in the u. Fighting isis on the frontline with the ypj red pepper.
Nov 16, 2015 frontline november 16, 2015 a rare and shocking look at how isis fighters are infiltrating some areas of afghanistan and taking over every aspect of local life. Frontline is a criticallyacclaimed, awardwinning public affairs television program that produces and broadcasts indepth documentaries about various subjects. They are fighting for a totalitarian sect, and the only thing youd likely hear out of them is the same old daesh bullshit of which theres too many on the internet already. As one defector told frontline in 2015, god says when there is a caliphate, you must join the caliphate. Their website has a run down of how life is fighting for the ypg they. Frontline reveals the degree to which isis is gaining a foothold in the country, and how theyre focusing their efforts on training a new generation of jihadists. Behind the front lines in the fight to annihilate isis in. Nov 28, 2016 watch brits battling isis documentary frontline fighting the brits battling isis chaos documentary on dailymotion. Perhaps because filmmakers mauricio gris and george tyldesley are themselves former soldiers, they cant offer an outsiders perspective and. Isis loses raqqa, but what is next for terror group in iraq. Isis rapid expansion across iraq and syria in 2014 shocked the world. Watch frontlines documentary on the conflicting interests of allies in the u. Rts murad gazdiev has been to the area of hama where heavy fighting is taking place between isis and syrian troops. On the ground in iraq, the war against isis is just.
Battling isis is a tv show on australian national television from sbs one with an average rating of 3. Sep 20, 2015 on wednesday mr griss film frontline fighting. Sep 16, 2015 british fighters battling isis in syria hailed as heroes after dramatic documentary airs. Oct 27, 2019 frontline investigates the isis threat. Bbc they beat us, for 3 or 4 months we were kept there without enough food. Jac holmes 18 january 1993 23 october 2017 was a british volunteer with the kurdish ypg militia who fought against isil in syria from january 2015 until his death. Battling isis 2015 online lektor pl cda zalukaj jezyk. Why isis fights martin chulov world news the guardian. The rise of isis, a pbs frontline documentary the new. There are a whole bunch of mad men there interview with.
The brits battling isis is on channel 4 at 10pm on wednesday. British fighters battling isis in syria hailed as heroes. Then they put us on buses and took us to outside mosul. On the american front line against isis the new yorker. It examines a wide range of newspaper articles, films, documentaries, and academic papers.
Isis is afraid of girls, according to the female kurdish soldiers driving the terrorist group back in northern syria. Jul 23, 2017 while the pentagon maintains that isis k is down to about 1,000 fighters across afghanistan, from a high of 2,500 in 2015, the afghan intelligence officer surmised that there were more than 1,000. Mar 29, 2016 on the american front line against isis. Watch brits battling isis documentary frontline fighting the brits battling isis chaos documentary on dailymotion. French cameraman olivier sarbil spent 6 weeks embedded with an elite unit of the iraqi special forces as they struggled to recapture the city of mosul that had fallen to islamic state in just two. Turkish army warns it will treat brits fighting isis as. There is a caliphate now, so weve left the taliban. Feb 09, 2017 french cameraman olivier sarbil spent 6 weeks embedded with an elite unit of the iraqi special forces as they struggled to recapture the city of mosul that had fallen to islamic state in just two.
The earliest fighters to join isis in afghanistan were primarily defectors from the pakistani and afghan taliban. Watch frontline s documentary on the creation of isis, abu musab alzarqawi, abu bakr al baghdadi, and u. The selfproclaimed islamic state brutally besieged rojava the kurdish region fresh from fighting for syrian independence. Battling isis on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. The secret history of isis watch s2016 e10 frontline. Britains policy against isis is shameful says city man who fought with kurds in syria. Meet the allfemale yazidi battalion who were raped and. All forces battling isis will have to remain vigilant even after they recapture the last militantheld territory. The womens protection units, a faction of the ypg, were formed three. British fighters battling isis in syria hailed as heroes after dramatic documentary airs. Apr 14, 2017 erbil, iraq theyve become icons of the isis war. Kimmie taylor is a 27yearold woman from blackburn, who after just 10 days military training is attached as a media officer to the ypj, the womens defence force allied to the ypg peoples defence unit, the mainly kurdish revolutionary militants fighting to liberate communities from the oppressive rule of isisdaesh.
Filmed by three former soldiers, this documentary follows british men whove volunteered to fight against isis militants in syria, and provides a unique insight into the dangers on the frontline rating. The challenges faced by those who chose to combat this brutalizing threat are vast, and much blood will be shed before an end is reached. Abc news alexander marquardt details the first day of fighting for the isis controlled city. Iraqs military has been battling isis since the militants invaded iraq from syria in 2014 with barely any resistance. The largescale offensive against the terrorists strongholds started after air support from russian bomber jets. Kobane has been a battleground between islamic state is militants and kurdish. Taken on the frontline of fighting in the countryside outside the rebelheld city of aleppo, the photos show a prisoner wearing an orange jumpsuit being forced to his knees before being shot. Rugged battle footage fails to explain why a 40yearold man from stokeontrent feels driven to put his life. Filmed by three exsoldiers, george tyldesley, mauricio gris and michael mcevoy who gained unprecedented access to these ordinary british fighters intimately explores their motivations and visceral experiences on the frontlines. As kurdish fighters battle is inside syria, refugees clash with security forces. Dec 09, 2015 isis is afraid of girls, according to the female kurdish soldiers driving the terrorist group back in northern syria.
On the morning of october 17, iraqi and kurdish forces launched an attack on the city of mosul. A warning message is given to the viewer before the actual film begins. Frontline goes inside a hospital battling the coronavirus crisis in northern italy, as doctors are forced to make life and death decisions. Maybe one day therell be a documentary where exdaesh foreigners speak their minds. An iraqi soldier stands guard at the entrance of the nineveh base for liberation operations in makhmur, about 280 kilometers 175 miles north of the capital baghdad on february 11, 2016. Now in 2015, the selfproclaimed islamic state is on the rise in afghanistan. Jihadi fighters in iraq and syria reveal the apocalyptic motivations of the militant movement that has hijacked the syrian uprising and transformed the middle east.
Who fights, who doesnt, and why the face of battle an indepth report on the inconclusive battle to take one small village exposes the. May 20, 2016 frontline is a criticallyacclaimed, awardwinning public affairs television program that produces and broadcasts indepth documentaries about various subjects. Mauricio was one of three former soldiers who shot the footage and interviewed the fighters as they took up arms with a band of volunteers known as the lions of rojava. What i want to understand is, why has the fight against isis taken so long. Kurdish fighters to eventually regain control of the town at the start of 2015. Sep 15, 2015 britains policy against isis is shameful says city man who fought with kurds in syria. The rise of isis, on pbss frontline, offers a primer on the islamic state, the brutal, evergrowing militant group in iraq and syria. The brits battling isis was a vivid reminder, following three men who had left comfortable lives in britain to join kurdish militia units fighting against isis.
What were the major motivating factors for foreign fighters on both. Watch frontline s documentary on the conflicting interests of allies in the u. This episode of frontline was televised on july 14, 2015. Sep 02, 2016 turkish army warns it will treat brits fighting isis as terrorists.
On the frontline offers a valuable portrait of the war being waged on the inside. The inside story of three untrained british volunteers with no family connections to the middle east who heed the call to take up arms with kurdish fighters to reclaim rojava from the islamic state. Battling isis tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment. Thats changed since iraqi forces completed their reconquest of mosul, iraqs secondlargest city, in july after months of bloody fighting. Apr 22, 2015 taken on the frontline of fighting in the countryside outside the rebelheld city of aleppo, the photos show a prisoner wearing an orange jumpsuit being forced to his knees before being shot. Report from the frontline where syrian troops fighting isis.
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