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The Fight for Yemen

President Obama has pointed to Yemen as a model for the U.S.'s counter-terrorism strategy. But now, an anti-American rebel group known as the Houthis has ousted the president and thrown the country into turmoil. As a Saudi-led military campaign bombards Yemen, FRONTLINE in conjunction with BBC Arabic brings this special report from inside the war zone.
Season 2015 Episode 4 Length 54:34 Premiere: 04/07/15

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Season 2015 Episodes

ISIS in Afghanistan/Taliban Hunters
S2015 E20 Length 54:10 Premiere Date 11/17/15

Terror in Little Saigon
S2015 E19 Length 54:15 Premiere Date 11/03/15

Inside Assad's Syria
S2015 E18 Length 54:17 Premiere Date 10/27/15

Immigration Battle
S2015 E17 Length 1:54:16 Premiere Date 10/20/15

My Brother's Bomber (Episode 3)
S2015 E16 Length 55:16 Premiere Date 10/13/15

My Brother's Bomber (Episode 2)
S2015 E15 Length 55:16 Premiere Date 10/06/15

My Brother's Bomber (Episode 1)
S2015 E14 Length 55:15 Premiere Date 09/29/15

Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty
S2015 E13 Length 1:23:10 Premiere Date 07/21/15

Escaping ISIS
S2015 E12 Length 54:04 Premiere Date 07/14/15

Growing Up Trans
S2015 E11 Length 1:24:12 Premiere Date 06/30/15

Rape on the Night Shift
S2015 E10 Length 54:48 Premiere Date 01/16/18

Obama at War
S2015 E9 Length 54:14 Premiere Date 05/26/15

Secrets, Politics and Torture
S2015 E8 Length 54:30 Premiere Date 05/19/15

The Trouble with Chicken
S2015 E7 Length 54:41 Premiere Date 05/12/15

OUTBREAK
S2015 E6 Length 54:16 Premiere Date 05/05/15

American Terrorist
S2015 E5 Length 1:23:48 Premiere Date 04/21/15

The Fight for Yemen
S2015 E4 Length 54:34 Premiere Date 04/07/15

Being Mortal
S2015 E3 Length 54:11 Premiere Date 02/10/15

Putin's Way
S2015 E2 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/13/15

Gunned Down
S2015 E1 Length 54:10 Premiere Date 01/06/15

"The Fight for Yemen" - Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 04/07/15

A Merging of Faith & Patriotism
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 10/11/10

God in America - Preview 2
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 10/11/10

A Merging of Faith & Patriotism
Clip Length 08:47 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Frederick Douglass
Clip Length 04:01 Premiere Date 10/11/10

Brain Wars: David Nash
Clip Length 01:12 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: The Purple Heart
Clip Length 10:04 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Jose Barco
Clip Length 01:36 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Brain Wars: Kenny Eastridge
Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 09/09/10

Law & Disorder: Robert Williams
Clip Length 01:38 Premiere Date 08/08/10

Haiti: The Aid Dilemma
Clip Length 14:49 Premiere Date 06/25/10

"Gangs of Iraq" - Preview
Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 04/17/07

Obama Speaks at Harvard Law in '90
Clip Length 11:39 Premiere Date 04/24/90

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