Modern Conflicts
Season 3
Episodes
1. Episode 1: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Phase 3
How the Ukrainian Army decisively pushed back against the Russians at the end of 2022.
2. Episode 2: The Tigray War
Why the Tigray War in Ethiopia, which only ended in 2022, remains the 21st-century's deadliest conflict.
3. Episode 3: The Syrian Civil War
What initially began as protests against the country's regime steadily morphed into a civil war lasting for more than a decade.
4. Episode 4: The Rise of ISIS
How ISIS managed to quickly rise to the apex of their power across Iraq and Syria by 2015.
5. Episode 5: The Fall of ISIS
How an unprecedented coalition of nations and organizations from all around the world destroyed ISIS between 2014 and 2019.
6. Episode 6: The Battle of Bakhmut
How the fighting for control over the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut evolved into Europe's most catastrophic battle since WWII.
7. Episode 7: The Turkish-Kurdish Conflict
The War between the Turkish government and the PKK from its origins in the 1980s into the present day.
8. Episode 8: Myanmar & The Rohingya Genocide
How Myanmar became Southeast Asia's only failed state.
9. Episode 9: Israel & Gaza Before 2023
The history of the conflict between Israel and Gaza between 1987 and 2023.
10. Episode 10: The Lebanese Civil War
How the Lebanon Civil War produced Hezbollah.