Frontline Season 44 · Episode 7

Syria's Detainee Files

10th June 2025 1 hour 24 mins Season 44 Episode 7

FRONTLINE investigates the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war. Former prisoners, guards, soldiers and intelligence officials shed new light on atrocities carried out during Bashar al-Assad’s reign.

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Season 44 · Episode 8

Syria After Assad

FRONTLINE examines Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa’s rise to power and the emerging threats to the country’s stability.

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Will Lyman

Self - Narrator (voice)