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Rare 2,700-Year-Old Stone Carvings Discovered in Iraq

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu October 23, 2022October 24, 2022

The ancient slabs were found during the excavation of the Mashki Gate, partially destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2016.

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Remains of Courageous Archaeologist Beheaded by ISIS Found in Syria

by Hakim Bishara February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Khaled Al-Asaad was beheaded in 2015 after refusing to lead ISIS to ancient artifacts from Palmyra that he had hidden in a secure location.

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In Battle Against ISIS, Saving Lives or Ancient Artifacts

by Christopher Jones April 17, 2015April 21, 2015

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

by Laura C. Mallonee April 13, 2015

They were removing “signs of idolatry.” That’s what an ISIS fighter said in a video published online Saturday.

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UN Security Council Takes Aim at ISIS Antiquities Trafficking

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton February 17, 2015

Last week the United Nations Security Council adopted a new resolution to curb the trade of looted antiquities from Iraq and Syria. UN Security Council Resolution 2199 prohibits the trade of artifacts illegally removed from Syria since 2011 and Iraq since 1990.

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Cultural Destruction by Islamic State Continues with No End in Sight

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian August 25, 2014August 29, 2014

Since our last report in early July, the destruction by the Islamic State has not stopped.

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ISIS Destroys Historic Sites in Iraq and Syria

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian July 9, 2014July 13, 2014

The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been destroying the artistic and religious heritage of Iraq and Syria as they continue to impose their fundamentalist Sunni doctrine on the lands they’ve occupied.

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