FRONTLINE

Syria's Second Front

Three years into Syria's civil war, rebel forces aren't just fighting the Assad regime. They're also vying for control against factions aligned with Al Qaeda. FRONTLINE correspondent Muhammad Ali -- a Syrian native himself, delivers a gripping report from inside a country in turmoil. Also in this two-part hour, the war's youngest bystanders reflect on Syria's chaos in "Children of Aleppo."

Syria's Second Front

53m 41s

Three years into Syria's civil war, rebel forces aren't just fighting the Assad regime. They're also vying for control against factions aligned with Al Qaeda. FRONTLINE correspondent Muhammad Ali -- a Syrian native himself, delivers a gripping report from inside a country in turmoil. Also in this two-part hour, the war's youngest bystanders reflect on Syria's chaos in "Children of Aleppo."

Previews + Extras

  • "That Was Close By": A Tank Shell Scares Farah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "That Was Close By": A Tank Shell Scares Farah

    S2014 E3 - 1m 15s

    What is life like for children living in Syria’s war zone? For 8-year-old Farah, artillery fire has become the soundtrack of daily life. FRONTLINE’s “Children of Aleppo” premieres Tues., Feb, 11 as part of a new hour on Syria, “Syria’s Second Front.”

  • Syria's Second Front: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Syria's Second Front

    S2014 E3 - 21m 21s

    Three years into Syria's civil war, rebel forces aren't just fighting the Assad regime. They're also vying for control against factions aligned with Al Qaeda. FRONTLINE correspondent Muhammad Ali -- a Syrian native himself, delivers a gripping report from inside a country in turmoil.

  • Children of  Aleppo: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Children of Aleppo

    S2014 E3 - 28m 39s

    A startling portrait of everyday life in a war zone, through the eyes of children.

  • "Syria’s Second Front" Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "Syria’s Second Front" Preview

    S2014 E3 - 31s

    Three years in to Syria’s civil war, rebel forces aren’t just fighting the Assad regime. They’re also vying for control against factions aligned with Al Qaeda. FRONTLINE correspondent Muhammad Ali—a Syrian native himself, and one of only a few reporters to make it safely into, and then out of, Syria’s northern front in recent months—delivers a gripping report from inside a country in turmoil.

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