ISIS has once again struck a historic temple in Palymra, although the structure is “still standing,” according to the BBC.
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FBI Warns of ISIS-Looted Artifacts Hitting the US Market
Antiquities looted by terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria are entering the art market, prompting the FBI to release a flyer soliciting dealers’ and collectors’ help in halting illegal trade.
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ISIS Bulldozes and Blows Up Two More Ancient Sites in Syria
Attacks on ancient cultural sites by ISIS in retaliation for what the terrorist group considers idolatry continue with the recent destruction of two ancient religious buildings in Syria.
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ISIS Murders Former Chief of Antiquities in Palmyra
Khaled al-Asaad, who served as the director general of the Palmyra Directorate of Antiquities and Museums from 1963 to 2003, was beheaded Tuesday by ISIS fighters in the ancient city.
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ISIS Obliterates Two Early Islamic Tombs at Palmyra
The much-feared destruction of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra has begun.
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Another Treasure Lost in Iraq: The Story of Mar Behnam Monastery
Among the most tragic losses of the many antiquities destroyed in Iraq by ISIS has been the destruction of Iraq’s seriously understudied medieval architecture.
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UN Says ISIS’s Cultural Destruction “May Amount to War Crimes”
Last Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution on ISIS’s destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq, officially calling the group’s actions “war crimes.”
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The World Waits Anxiously as ISIS Seizes Ancient City of Palmyra
The ancient Roman city of Palmyra in Syria has been seized by ISIS fighters, fueling fears that its ancient artifacts and buildings could meet the same fate suffered by antiquities in Mosul, Nimrud, and Hatra.
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Ancient City of Palmyra Threatened as ISIS Nears Outskirts
With news agencies today reporting that ISIS is just outside of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, one of the world’s most important archaeological sites is at risk of destruction.
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In Battle Against ISIS, Saving Lives or Ancient Artifacts
Last week’s stunning video of the destruction of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is likely to renew calls for drastic action to save Iraq’s antiquities before they are lost forever.
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ISIS Video Shows Devastating Destruction of Ancient Assyria’s Capital
They were removing “signs of idolatry.” That’s what an ISIS fighter said in a video published online Saturday.
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Sleek New Video Shows ISIS Destroying Ancient City of Hatra
A video uploaded to YouTube on Friday, purportedly by ISIS, shows men using sledgehammers, pickaxes, and rifles to destroy sculptures at the Hatra archaeological site.