Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone - Video

The war between Israel and Hezbollah shook the landscape in the Middle East. Kevin Sites covered the crisis for a month, from both sides of the divide.

Kevin Sites covered Sri Lanka as violence erupted between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels, pushing a nation with so much to lose back to the brink of all-out war.

Kevin Sites' reported from Nepal at a time of hope, with nationwide protests forcing the autocratic King from power. Kashmir, however, was suffering daily outbreaks of violence.

While in Afghanistan, Kevin Sites uncovered the story of Gulsoma. Given away in an arranged marriage at age six, she endured years of beatings and torture until she finally escaped.

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Embedded with the 10th Mountain Division in eastern Afghanistan in spring 2006, more than four years after the U.S.-led coalition ousted the Taliban, Kevin Sites found that war is far from over in the country.

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A brutal fight between the Russian government and Islamist separatists in the 90s reduced Chechnya to rubble. Reporting from the region in winter 2006, Kevin Sites documented the continuing effects of separatist violence and Russian security crackdowns.

Exploring Tehran in winter 2006, Kevin Sites found kids slamming on the basketball court, a heavy metal band forced to play in secret, a flea market packed with interesting characters and an innovative heroin treatment clinic.

In the following clip from the documentary "Open Eye - Open I," photographer Shirley Barenholz visits Kinneret Boosany as she recovers from a suicide bombing. Throughout her struggles we see Boosany serve as an example of emotional freedom and expression for Barenholz.

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In Israel, Kevin Sites interviewed Kinneret Boosany, a victim of a suicide bombing at a Tel Aviv cafe in 2002. She barely survived the attack; she had burns on 70 percent of her body and was in a coma for four months.

Kevin Sites first reported from Lebanon at a time when Syrian troops had pulled out, but political assassinations were continuing to fuel rage and apprehension. In Gaza, Sites documented a chaotic funeral procession through the streets.

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A year after the battle of Fallujah, Kevin Sites returned to Iraq to gauge progress on rebuilding and securing the city. He also reported from northern Iraq, where Kurds enjoy relative prosperity but still bear scars from abuses under Saddam Hussein's regime.

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In the DR Congo, once considered the battleground of Africa¿s 'First World War,' Kevin Sites interviewed child soldiers and reported on the rape epidemic, in a nation where sexual violence is still being used as a weapon of war.

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US troops at a base in Northeastern Afghanistan, about 25 miles from the Pakistan border, say they see hostile exchanges with militants about twice a week. Troops say foreigners are paying locals to fight the Americans -- money hard to resist for many poor Afghans.

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The opening montage of the documentary about Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone features unforgettable images from all the conflict zones, edited together by Director Jeffrey Porter and Editor Steve Neilson, with a beautiful and haunting score by composer Damian Wagner.

Josh Rushing, a former Marines Captain, is now a reporter with Al Jazeera International. He talked to Kevin Sites about that transition, which he also details in his new book, 'Mission Al Jazeera.'

In Somalia, the first location of the Hot Zone project, Sites visited the site of the infamous 'Black Hawk Down' battle and explored whether al-Qaida had taken root amid Somalia's anarchy.

With its volatile ethnic mix and threat of roadside bombs, American and Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain violence in the oil-rich area. Journalist Doug Grindle reports.

Photographer Shirley Barenholz listens to her father - a Holocaust survivor - describe his time hiding in Holland during World War II.

Missy Jenkins Smith, wounded in the 1997 school shooting in West Paducah, Kentucky in which three people were killed, recounts her experience. Fifteen at the time, she was paralyzed from the waist down. Now 25, she's married and expecting a baby.

In this series of interviews recorded in the weeks preceding video blogger Josh Wolf's release from prison, his family reflects on his situation, and journalists debate whether Wolf qualifies for that title.

Bint Jbail, a southern Lebanese town destroyed during the war between Israel and Hezbollah in summer 2006, faces lingering problems: unexploded ordnance, near homes and shops, endangers lives and hampers rebuilding. Hot Zone contributor Jad Melki reports.

Hot Zone contributor Jad Melki recently visited Bint Jbail, a southern Lebanese town destroyed in the war between Israel and Hezbollah in summer 2006. Life is returning to normal, with markets and schools open, but rebuilding continues.

Inside a retention meeting, the U.S. Army gives a hard sell for reenlistment, reminding the soldiers that it?s not easy to just go back home and put together a life. (Warning: There is a brief moment of profane language within this clip.)

Young Iraqis are outraged that the Americans would detain a Muslim woman. They say this cannot be done in a place like Fallujah. Then, U.S. soldiers scramble to find the insurgents behind an RPG attack ? they heard the explosion but who launched the rocket?

U.S. soldiers raid an Iraqi home looking for an insurgent financier. WARNING: Video clip contains strong language and mild violence.

In 'Occupation: Dreamland,' filmmakers Ian Olds and Garrett Scott have candid and intimate conversations with U.S. troops serving in Fallujah, Iraq.

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Kevin Sites recently conducted a phone interview with Lt. Ehren Watada, the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to Iraq. Watada faces up to six years in prison.

What does a small town do to stay alive when it is abandoned by big business?

Journalists Heather Hughes and Hanson Hosein chronicle how independent businesses in Austin, Texas took on corporate America ? and won.

Journalists Heather Hughes and Hanson Hosein explore the polarizing effects when Starbucks sets up shop in one small town.

Filmmakers Hanson Hosein and Heather Hughes find it's the "mom and pop" shop that keeps historic Route 66 alive. In Flagstaff, Ariz., the couple chronicles what happens when Walmart takes on local politics.

Filmmakers Hanson Hosein and Heather Hughes sought to unveil the 'mom and pop' side of America. Their goal: to drive cross-country 'without setting one tire on an interstate highway... one foot inside a corporate chain restaurant, motel or store.'

History collides with modernity in Ho Chi Minh City. Formerly Saigon and renamed in 1975, the bustling city is Vietnam's largest and is the country's economic center.

During the Vietnam War the Viet Cong built a vast network of underground tunnels that proved a very effective tool in fighting U.S. forces. Today the tunnels are a tourist draw for visitors to explore.

In Haifa?s Rambam Hospital, the wards are full of young men like Brian Seidner - Israeli soldiers who got out of Lebanon with their lives, but just barely. Seidner describes his experience fighting Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.

Most civilians and soldiers in Haifa agree Israel's war with Hezbollah was needed, but many question the success of the fight.

Ya'ar Ben-Giat, 19, a reservist in the Israeli Defense Forces, was killed Saturday in ground fighting in south Lebanon. Friends and family mourn as he is buried near Haifa on Sunday, just a day before a cease fire is to begin.

Israel has voted to expand its ground offensive in Lebanon, but is holding off for now to give diplomatic efforts more time to gain traction. Meanwhile, additional columns of armor are already massed in northern Israel near the Lebanese border.

Hezbollah rockets fell like rain on Kiryat Shemona Wednesday, with 66 total hits. There were only two injuries reported, but the barrage ignited brush fires that firefighters, already stretched to capacity, battled to contain.