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South Korea’s military is considered one of its most male-dominant institutions. In 2021, a female soldier committed suicide after being repeatedly sexually assaulted.

A growing number of extremist groups are recruiting from the military and police. Armed with weapons and training, they present a dangerous and violent threat.

VICE World News explores why the police and the military are abusing women, and how little is being done about it.

In Afghanistan, America was defeated as much by the illegal heroin trade as by the Taliban itself. This is how heroin and violence have shaped Afghanistan as a country.

The US Army’s use of drones has killed thousands of people around the world. Brandon Bryant, a gamer, flew those drones.

British photojournalist Sean Smith talks to us about his work on the front line covering conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Legendary Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin talks to VICE about his famous ‘Tank Man’ image which symbolised the uprising that happened Tiananmen Sqaure in 1989.

In Iraq, Suroosh speaks to the soldiers on the frontline of the fight against ISIS and experiences the violence of the conflict firsthand.

Suroosh tracks the origins of the Islamic State from an American prison camp in Iraq and a 1400 year old religious prophecy.

Boko Haram has forced dozens of girls to carry bombs because they attract less suspicion. Suroosh meets one of the few of them who managed to survive.

Suroosh speaks to Aisha Wakil, a lawyer who knew members of Boko Haram before the group declared jihad against the Nigerian government.

Fartuun Adan returned to Mogadishu to continue the mission started by her husband, peace activist Elman Ali Ahmed, prior to his assassination. She now heads up intervention initiatives with the goal of rehabilitating former child soldiers.