As Iraqi forces attempt to retake Mosul from Isis, We join their elite Golden Division on the frontline, speaking with civilians, soldiers and Isis suspects. At constant risk from Isis snipers and suicide bombers, can commander and his men ever bring peace to Mosul? And if they do, will the exhausted civilian population trust them? The invasion of Iraq was supposed to turn the country into a democracy that posed no threat to the United States, or the rest of the world. Thirteen years later, Iraq has collapsed into three warring states. A third of the country is controlled by ISIS, who have also taken huge amounts of territory in Syria. The Russian military forces in Syria, meets captured ISIS fighters in Kurdistan, and interviews US policymakers about how the situation in Iraq spun out of control. The Islamic State, a hardline Sunni jihadist group that formerly had ties to al Qaeda, has conquered large swathes of Iraq and Syria. Previously known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the group has announced its intention to reestablish the caliphate and has declared its leader, the shadowy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as the caliph. The lightning advances the Islamic State made across Syria and Iraq in June shocked the world. But it's not just the group's military victories that have garnered attention — it's also the pace with which its members have begun to carve out a viable state. Flush with cash and US weapons seized during its advances in Iraq, the Islamic State's expansion shows no sign of slowing down. In the first week of August alone, Islamic State fighters have taken over new areas in northern Iraq, encroaching on Kurdish territory and sending Christians and other minorities fleeing as reports of massacres emerged. #war #iraq #syria #isis #military #usa #usmc #news #iran #afghanistan #documentary Subscribe to FORTH News for NEW VIDEOS EVERY DAY and make sure to enable Push Notifications so you'll never miss a new video. Follow FORTH News here:- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forthnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/theforthnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forthnews/ More videos from the FORTH network: https://www.fb.com/forthnews - COPYRIGHT NEWS AND JOURNALISTIC PURPOSED CLEARANCE - Using the footage for news purposes acknowledged and the amount of footage used or quoted is necessary to illustrate the point. SECTION 30 — Quotation and News reporting Fair dealing with a work for the purpose of quotation, criticism or review, or news reporting does not infringe copyright in the work provided the work has been made available to the public. FORTH NEWS

• published: 03 Jan 2020
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