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Syria After Assad

Season 2025 Episode 8

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.

Aired: 06/30/25
Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.
Extras
Syria’s uncertain future under jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa.
Investigating the Assad regime’s arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war.
How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.
How Hurricane Helene became an ominous warning about America’s lack of preparedness.
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The politics of guns in Maine and “yellow flag” laws, which shaped the Lewiston response.
How did Army Reserve leaders respond to warning signs about the Lewiston shooter, a reservist?
Months before the Lewiston mass shooting, the gunman’s family & friends were trying to get him help.
The mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023, was the year's deadliest.