Rukmini Callimachi searches for humanity on the ISIS beat

Clip: 12/16/2018 | 6m 24s Video has closed captioning.

After the international community and local security forces won a series of hard-fought victories against the Islamic State in recent years, ISIS is regrouping in Iraq, Syria, Libya and elsewhere. Rukmini Callimachi, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times who covers ISIS, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss her 10-part podcast “Caliphate” and her search for the militant group's motives.

Aired: 12/16/18

Rating: NR

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