Beyond the Towers

Season 1

This compelling four-part special tracks the US-led response to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington D.C – and the subsequent unravelling of the Middle East. Beyond the Towers traces the US quest for vengeance directed against Al Qaeda bases in Afghanistan and against the extreme Islamist Taliban government.

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S1 E1 - Vengeance
August 15, 2021
57min
16+
In September 2001, mass murder in New York and Washington propels the United States and its allies into an unwinnable 20 year war in Afghanistan.
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S1 E2 - Fiasco
August 22, 2021
55min
13+
The United States invades Iraq seeking to remake the Middle East, but overthrowing the Saddam Hussein regime creates chaos
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S1 E3 - Black Flag
August 29, 2021
55min
13+
In 2014, Islamic extremists parading black flags swept across northern Syria and Iraq smashing the Iraqi Army before declaring a Caliphate across a vast area.
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S1 E4 - Twin Pillars
September 5, 2021
55min
13+
In response to 9/11, the US-led invasion of Iraq strengthens Iran’s influence across the Middle East and sharpens its rivalry with Saudi Arabia throughout a long and bloody proxy war in Yemen.
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