Over most of two decades, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s life has been a roadmap of Islamist militancy in Iraq and Syria. Designated a terrorist by the United States, the powerful Syrian militant now seeks a new relationship with the West.

• FRONTLINE
• RAINmedia
• Martin Smith
• Abu Mohammad al-Jolani
• Rania Abouzeid
• David Schenker
• Andrew Tabler
• Jim Jeffrey