Back in 2014, Raqqa became the informal capital of the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate. Many hundreds of civilians died in the battle to liberate the city and it now lies in ruins.Upon entering the city, there is an eerie calm and breathtaking destruction as far as the eye can see. A-once thriving city of 260,000 people reduced to rubble by US led airstrikes, it's hard to imagine it co
Slobodan Milošević, former president of Yugoslavia and Serbia was the first head of state to be tried by an international court for war crimes and genocide. Milosevic had driven whole communities from their homelands to make way for their fellow Serbs, his forces had murdered thousands of civilians and the wars he provoked launched the term 'Ethnic Cleansing' and they tore Yugoslavia apart.Fir
Deep in the foothills of a marvellous mountain range set in a beautiful landscape of low forested hills and fast flowing rivers is a small community of Germans who have lived there for the last 50 years. But this place is not Germany or even Europe and those mountains are not the Alps but instead the Andes in central Chile, today this place is known as Villa Baviera but most people still call it b
Back In October 2016, an elite team of Iraqi Special Forces were sent directly to the frontline against ISIS with only one objective, to reclaim Mosul and eradicate the remaining ISIS fighters. It marked the beginning of what would quickly become a brutal battle of attrition that would last nearly nine months.Filmed over the course of their deployment, this documentary follows the experiences of
Squaddies on the Frontline sets out to explain what life was like for the British troops who were deployed during the Northern Ireland conflict, it is a tale told through the eyes of ordinary men and women who fought on the streets of Northern Ireland in 'Operation Banner'. An operation which spanned nearly 40 years, from 1969 to 2007.Throughout this time a total of over a quarter
End of Truth, is a film which investigates the business of kidnapping and how ISIS used it as an effective means to generate income as they rose to power in the war torn country of Syria. Through a number of interviews with negotiators, investigators, fixers and even used car salesmen we learn of the dangers and terrible consequences of misinformation when peoples lives are on the line.We look b
An incredible film documenting the rise of Vladimir Putin, detailing how a poor boy from a small apartment located in St. Petersburg managed to not only escape poverty but become one of the worlds most powerful leaders.Putin, admired by Trump and feared by his rivals is now on the cusp of being reelected as president and The New Tsar sets out to reveal his journey to power, starting off as a l
A unique glimpse into the terrifying world of disarming bombs, we see the filmmakers of this documentary being granted unprecedented access to the British Army's Bomb Disposal Course, the most demanding training regime available.Focusing on the conflict between Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom The Men With Nine Lives gives us the inside story on how the British Army had to keep
The War Business is a film by Mark Stucke which deals with the practice of private armies or mercenaries hired by governments and multinational companies. These are typically companies whose investments are being compromised by war.This film uncovers the bloody truth of some of these armies for hire in particular "Executive Outcomes" which was founded in South Africa by forme