
Black Box Syria: The Dirty War
Documentary · History
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.
Top Cast
Birgitta Assheuer
Birgitta Assheuer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Birgitta Assheuer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Îlham Ahmed
Îlham Ahmed
Self - Politician
Îlham Ahmed
Self - Politician
Zaher al-Saket
Zaher al-Saket
Self - Former Syrian Military Gen.
Zaher al-Saket
Self - Former Syrian Military Gen.
Mohammad Almahmoud
Mohammad Almahmoud
Self - Syrian Refugee
Mohammad Almahmoud
Self - Syrian Refugee
Yaakov Amidror
Yaakov Amidror
Self - Security Advisor
Yaakov Amidror
Self - Security Advisor
Mehmet Beshir
Mehmet Beshir
Self - Al-Hawl Camp Leader
Mehmet Beshir
Self - Al-Hawl Camp Leader
Jonathan Conricus
Jonathan Conricus
Self - Israeli Army Colonel
Jonathan Conricus
Self - Israeli Army Colonel


Sam Dagher
Sam Dagher
Self - Assad Family Biographer
Sam Dagher
Self - Assad Family Biographer
Muhamed Demer
Muhamed Demer
Self - German ISIS Member
Muhamed Demer
Self - German ISIS Member


Can Dündar
Can Dündar
Self - Journalist
Can Dündar
Self - Journalist
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