Experts: More art treasures face destruction by ISIS
“It’s tragic to see this destruction,” William Webber, from the UK-based Art Loss Register, told CNN. “Each time you see this you think it can’t happen again, but it does….
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Video shows ISIS militants destroying antiquities in Iraq
New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq. Men shove statues off pedestals, and use hammers and drills to…
U.N. Prepares Resolution to Confront Islamic State on Oil and Antiquities
UNITED NATIONS — In a show of unity by the world powers against the Islamic State, the United Nations Security Council is preparing to adopt a legally binding resolution intended…