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Black Box Syria: The Dirty War

A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.

Top Cast

  • Birgitta Assheuer

    Birgitta Assheuer

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Îlham Ahmed

    Îlham Ahmed

    Self - Politician

  • Zaher al-Saket

    Zaher al-Saket

    Self - Former Syrian Military Gen.

  • Mohammad Almahmoud

    Mohammad Almahmoud

    Self - Syrian Refugee

  • Yaakov Amidror

    Yaakov Amidror

    Self - Security Advisor

  • Mehmet Beshir

    Mehmet Beshir

    Self - Al-Hawl Camp Leader

  • Jonathan Conricus

    Jonathan Conricus

    Self - Israeli Army Colonel

  • Sam Dagher

    Sam Dagher

    Self - Assad Family Biographer

  • Muhamed Demer

    Muhamed Demer

    Self - German ISIS Member

Overview

A look back over nine years of the Syrian Civil War, an inextricable conflict, like a black box, due to the competing interests of the many factions in presence and those of the foreign powers.

Rating

8.0 / 10
4 Reviews
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