Posted on Jan 12, 2016
ISIS’ looting of the Middle East is 'the largest-scale mass destruction of cultural heritage...
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When ISIS seizes a new city, it often loots the museums and cultural sites for artifacts it can sell on the black market to make money.
This not only provides a significant source of income for the terrorist group, but it also represents a systematic destruction of the region's cultural heritage. And it's difficult for authorities to recover stolen artifacts or prevent their sale on the black market, according to a report in The New York Times.
This not only provides a significant source of income for the terrorist group, but it also represents a systematic destruction of the region's cultural heritage. And it's difficult for authorities to recover stolen artifacts or prevent their sale on the black market, according to a report in The New York Times.
ISIS’ looting of the Middle East is 'the largest-scale mass destruction of cultural heritage...
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It's so sad, so much history is being lost. That is a tragedy amongst tragedies.
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RallyPoint Shared Content This is partially how they make their money. They're worse than the Nazis were in Europe. They're a attacking civilization itself !
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