Terror

Season

2016

Canada

8

Suroosh Alvi investigates the global jihadi movement: traveling to some of the most volatile countries, he speaks to victims, activists, government officials and fighters on both sides of the War on Terror to discover the line between isn't always clear.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Al Qaeda

As the U.S.-led War on Terror decimates al Qaeda's global network the group's Yemeni offshoot finds new ways to stay relevant. Suroosh travels to Aden to discover AQAP flourishing.

S1 • E2

The Rise of al Shabaab in Somalia

Traveling to Somalia, home to one of the world's most brutal terrorist groups, Suroosh documents the rise of al Shabaab and their relentless reign of terror across the country.

S1 • E3

Islamic State

The Islamic State's rise left a trail of unparalleled brutality, captured and published in disturbing detail. In Iraq Suroosh traces the group's origins back to a U.S. prison camp.

S1 • E4

Boko Haram

An obscure religious movement quickly becomes a regional terrorist network. Suroosh travels to Nigeria to investigate Boko Haram's rise and the military struggle to contain it.

S1 • E5

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Pakistan's military is blurring moral lines as it adopts increasingly brutal tactics to crackdown on the country's most notorious terrorist group: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.

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Cast

Suroosh Alvi

Self - Host