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    Running Head: The Rise of Isis (Pbs Frontline)

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    1) The documentary examines the rise of ISIS after the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in 2011 and how the failure of Iraq's Shiite-led government to share power with the Sunni minority created a power vacuum that ISIS exploited. 2) The film provides an intelligent primer on the Shiite-Sunni divide in Iraq and Syria through dense and fast-paced narrative supported by disturbing footage of bombings, battles, and executions. 3) However, the documentary fails to depict ISIS's jihadist roots and characterize the group's brutality and bloodlust as stemming from an extremist branch of Islam, missing an opportunity to provide deeper religious context.

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    1) The documentary examines the rise of ISIS after the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in 2011 and how the failure of Iraq's Shiite-led government to share power with the Sunni minority created a power vacuum that ISIS exploited. 2) The film provides an intelligent primer on the Shiite-Sunni divide in Iraq and Syria through dense and fast-paced narrative supported by disturbing footage of bombings, battles, and executions. 3) However, the documentary fails to depict ISIS's jihadist roots and characterize the group's brutality and bloodlust as stemming from an extremist branch of Islam, missing an opportunity to provide deeper religious context.

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    1) The documentary examines the rise of ISIS after the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in 2011 and how the failure of Iraq's Shiite-led government to share power with the Sunni minority created a power vacuum that ISIS exploited. 2) The film provides an intelligent primer on the Shiite-Sunni divide in Iraq and Syria through dense and fast-paced narrative supported by disturbing footage of bombings, battles, and executions. 3) However, the documentary fails to depict ISIS's jihadist roots and characterize the group's brutality and bloodlust as stemming from an extremist branch of Islam, missing an opportunity to provide deeper religious context.

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    Running Head: The Rise of Isis (Pbs Frontline)

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    1) The documentary examines the rise of ISIS after the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in 2011 and how the failure of Iraq's Shiite-led government to share power with the Sunni minority created a power vacuum that ISIS exploited. 2) The film provides an intelligent primer on the Shiite-Sunni divide in Iraq and Syria through dense and fast-paced narrative supported by disturbing footage of bombings, battles, and executions. 3) However, the documentary fails to depict ISIS's jihadist roots and characterize the group's brutality and bloodlust as stemming from an extremist branch of Islam, missing an opportunity to provide deeper religious context.

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    RUNNING HEAD: THE RISE OF ISIS (PBS FRONTLINE)

    THE RISE OF ISIS (PBS FRONTLINE)

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    THE RISE OF ISIS (PBS FRONTLINE)

    In part of the Frontline special series, Martin Smith is seen reporting from Iraq on how

    the country became problematic after withdrawal of the American and the implication of the US

    to be fighting in the area again. The correspondent, writer and producer was Martin Smith co-

    produced by Linda Hirsch. The program in an hour-long period describing the story of the ever

    growing, brutal militant group after American troops departed from Iraq in 2011. The story is

    told in a dense, fast moving narrative gives more attention on the failure of the Iraq government

    as lead by Shiite- to share power with the Sunni minority. It further tells on hesitance of the

    United States when Sunni militants took advantage of the situation for their own selfish gain.

    Blame was placed on various personalities and individuals including president Obama and

    former Iraqi prime minister Nuri Kamal al Maliki.

    The value of the program is intelligent, primer and compellingly elucidating the divide in

    the Shiite-Sunni and describing the story of primarily Iraq and Syria since departure of American

    military. The account on which martin smith and his producer shaped the content of the

    documentary does not leave room for dissenting opinion. The interviews are conducted by

    imagery that had a numbing and mesmerizing effect depending on viewer’s disposition. They

    include bombings, battle footage, protest on steady montage and a number of disturbing militant

    videos consisting of serial executions (western captives beheading were not shown).

    Throughout smith depicts the brutality and grim conviction in which ISIS militants and

    figureheads have perpetuated their conquest. He misses an opportunity to depict jihad as a

    fanatical Islamic branch for example, at times indicating young men sing and gunning down

    prisoners or chanting Allah as they ride off on suicide bombing mission. Smith failed to go far

    and depict ISIS as jihad rooted on Islam branch. He fails to categorize religious overtones to the

    barbarity and bloodlust.

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