9 release of Iraq’s Assassins, we’ve collected 12 that focus, in particular, on what has fueled the country’s sectarian divides, the experiences of ordinary Iraqis on the ground and the evolving role of Shia militias. To offer context in connection with the Feb. and Iran - at times stoking the conflict, leaving ordinary Sunni and Shia civilians caught in the middle.įRONTLINE has made more than 25 documentaries involving the Iraq war and its aftermath. But the alleged retaliation by the militias is the latest chapter in a power struggle in Iraq that has often involved a battle between Sunni and Shia extremists, with outside actors - including the U.S. The protests themselves have been across sectarian lines, Navai says. “Against the backdrop of a surge in targeted assassinations of protesters, we’ve found that public officials are reluctant to criticize the militias - and that Iraqis say the militias have taken hold of power like never before,” Navai says. But in Iraq’s Assassins, journalist Ramita Navai travels to Iraq to investigate allegations that they are now threatening and killing critics and activists with impunity. These militias played a prominent role in the fight to defend Iraq from ISIS. 9, FRONTLINE examines one outgrowth of the political instability and sectarian divides that were inflamed in the invasion’s wake: the rise and prominence of Shia militias with ties to Iran. In the new documentary Iraq’s Assassins, releasing Feb.
Nearly 18 years after the U.S.-led invasion, Iraqi civilians are still feeling the impact of the chaos that followed.
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