American Siege (22021)

The battle for Aleppo, Syria's largest city and once home to over two million people, is in its fourth year. Divided between opposition-held east and government-controlled west, ordinary civilians are suffering on both sides. The east has been relentlessly bombed by the Russian military-backed forces of President Bashar al-Assad, and for the last month five citizen journalists in East Aleppo, commissioned by Panorama, have been documenting life under siege. The film is an intimate portrait of ordinary people struggling to stay alive, including a civil-defence volunteer who risks death to save his fellow citizens.

It's known as the Alamo of the ancient world, the story of a band of Jewish rebels and their final stand against the Roman Army. The siege of Masada, recorded nearly 2,000 years ago by Jewish military leader Flavius Josephus, is more than a tale of resistance against impossible odds. It's part of the founding narrative of Israel. But how much of it is true? We take a look at the events that inspired the CBS television miniseries "The Dovekeepers" and go to the site of the mountain fortress itself, uncovering new truths about this epic conflict.

When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner and takes him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave after wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a black ops specialist with the goods on both U.S. intelligence agencies and international criminals, it’s up to Travis and the expert S.W.A.T. team to keep The Scorpion and his billion-dollar secrets safe.

When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

When a D.E.A. and S.W.A.T. cartel takedown ends in a shootout, S.W.A.T. Agent Travis Hall seizes a mysterious prisoner taking him into custody. Before long, the S.W.A.T. compound is under siege by wave-after-wave of assault teams attempting to recover the prisoner known as “The Scorpion” for the tattoo blazed across his back. When Travis discovers that his prisoner is a Secret Ops double agent planted within the cartel, it’s up to him and his expert S.W.A.T. team to keep “The Scorpion” and his billion dollar secrets safe.

Un accordo tra la D.E.A. e gli S.W.A.T. finisce in sparatoria. L'agente speciale Travis Hall cattura un misterioso prigioniero e lo tiene in custodia. Non passa molto tempo prima che il compound degli S.W.A.T. sia assediato da diverse squadre di assalto intenzionate a recuperare il prigioniero noto come "the Scorpion" per via del tatuaggio che ha sulle spalle. Quando poi scopre di avere a che fare con uno specialista che fa da tramite tra le agenzie di intelligence e i criminali internazionali, Travis si ripropone di mantenere l'uomo e i suoi segreti al sicuro.

Le 20 novembre 1979, la Grande Mosquée de La Mecque est prise d'assaut par des fondamentalistes islamistes lourdement armés. De nombreux pèlerins sont tués. Les insurgés exigent l'abdication de la famille royale et la création d'un véritable État islamique. L'armée saoudienne intervient, mais ne parvient pas à déloger les insurgés et essuie de lourdes pertes. Finalement, grâce à l'aide tactique du GIGN français, les soldats saoudiens parviennent à reprendre le lieu sacré. Ce siège de quinze jours a ébranlé l'équilibre géopolitique du Moyen Orient.