How ISIS Got Its Leader | FRONTLINE

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Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/1BycsJW What's known about Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, or ISIS? How did he become an important figure in the group? And who engineered his rise to power? FRONTLINE's Martin Smith talks to Richard Barrett, a counterterrorism expert with the Soufan Group. Get the full story. Watch the "The Rise of ISIS" Tuesday, 10/28 on PBS and online: http://www.pbs.org/frontline/rise-of-... Twitter: https://twitter.com/frontlinepbs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontlinepbs FRONTLINE is streaming more than 170 films online, for free here: http://to.pbs.org/hxRvQP Funding for FRONTLINE's YouTube channel is provided by the Knight Foundation. FRONTLINE is made possible by PBS and CPB. Major support is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation and Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.

Published 2014-10-29 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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