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Central Asia: The Call of ISIS

Central Asia: The Call of ISIS

2020•54m•7.0/10
Documentary

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7.0/10(5)

In the footsteps of a top Tajik officer who rallied to the Islamic State, an investigation into the jihadist temptation in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.

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ARTE, Temps noir

Language

FR

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Released

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