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In the war on terror, who is it that we’re really fighting? “Caliphate” follows Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The New York Times, on her quest to understand ISIS. For more information about the series, visit nytimes.com/caliphate. This series includes disturbing language and scenes of…

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  • Dec 18, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 27m AVG DURATION
  • 13 EPISODES
  • 1 SEASONS


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An Examination of 'Caliphate'

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 30:20


Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The Times, discusses where “Caliphate” failed to meet Times standards. And Mark Mazzetti, an investigative correspondent for The Times, details new reporting that casts significant doubt on the claims of a central figure in the series.Editors' Note: The Times has published an Editors’ Note concluding that episodes featuring a central character in “Caliphate” did not meet our standards for accuracy. Read the full statement.

Chapter Ten: One Year Later

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 32:34


What does the future hold for the ISIS returnee who confessed to murder? And what does he believe now?

Chapter Nine: Prisoners, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 26:56


Slavery was enmeshed in the theology of ISIS. Rukmini speaks to an ISIS detainee who challenges her to find the girl he enslaved. She does.

Chapter Nine: Prisoners, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 26:52


After three years in ISIS captivity, a young Yazidi girl returns to her family. Rukmini is there to witness it.

Chapter Eight: The Briefcase

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 34:18


We found a trove of secret documents after Mosul fell. It led us to the mother of an ISIS official.

Chapter Seven: Mosul

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 34:41


What did ISIS leave behind as their hold on Mosul crumbled?

Chapter Six: Paper Trail

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 43:11


“Something was off.” Rukmini’s doubt fuels a quest to uncover the truth.

Chapter Five: The Heart

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 21:03


The recruit carried out the killing. Then he questioned everything.

Chapter Four: Us vs. Them

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 25:23


A new recruit proves his worth and gets invited to a secret meeting.

Chapter Three: The Arrival

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 23:08


ISIS turns fantasy into reality for a new recruit.

Chapter Two: Recruitment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 32:05


Who is it that ISIS appeals to, and how? Rukmini speaks with a former ISIS member about how and why he joined the fold.

Chapter One: The Reporter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 23:47


Rukmini describes the reality of being on the terrorism beat and why she brings trash bags with her to the frontlines of the war against ISIS.

Prologue: The Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 6:28


The war on terror has cost the U.S. billions and has been fought for nearly 20 years. Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, asks, “Who are we really fighting?”

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