The Choice — Season 1, Episode 21: Libya
Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure • 45 min • 3 seasons, 90 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
Salmy pledges allegiance to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, and Ashmawy and Emad refuse to do the same. Ashmawy communicates with Ayman Al-Zawahiry and decides to establish Al-Mourabitoun and broadcast a video of his original identity. Emad returns to Western Sahara. Colonel Ramy Hassanein is martyred.
About The Choice
Based on true events, The Choice follows Colonel Ahmed Mansi, commander of Egypt's elite Thunderbolt Brigade, and his former comrade Ashmawy — once brothers in arms, now on opposite sides of a war. While Mansi fights to defend his country against rising extremism in the Sinai, Ashmawy has been radicalised into a militant leader. A gripping military drama about sacrifice, loyalty, and the diverging paths two soldiers choose.