With unprecedented and exclusive access, VICE News journalist and filmmaker Medyan Dairieh spent three weeks filming alone inside the self-proclaimed caliphate of the Islamic State. 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 their intention to reestablish the caliphate and declared their leader, the shadowy Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as the caliph.
The Spread of the Caliphate
Grooming Children for Jihad
Enforcing Sharia in Raqqa
Christians in the Caliphate
Bulldozing the Border Between Iraq and Syria
Unveiling Arafat
Al Jazeera World
Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia
Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
The Frankincense Trail
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Live to Tell
Wildest Middle East
Ross Kemp: Middle East
Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Wounded Land
The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA
Commando: On The Front Line
Pilgrimage of Hope
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Hoop en Wanhoop in het Midden-Oosten
Tyrant
Aladdin
Over There
Ambassadors