How Much History Has ISIS Destroyed?
How ISIS Captured An American Hostage http://testu.be/1hUV4tM Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml Ancient sites in the Middle East are crumbling at the hands of ISIS. So, why is the Islamic...
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This August, ISIS publicly beheaded respected 82 year-old archaeologist Khaled al-As’ad. His mutilated body was hung from a roman pillar at the archaeological site he had studied. Placed on him, was a sign that accused him of being a “Heretic." The Syrian antiquities expert had worked in Palmyra for 50 years before he was captured by militants a month before his murder. During his capture he refused to lead Isis to hidden artifacts. His barbaric death has rattled Syrians and archaeologists throughout the world. In August 2015, the Islamic State reportedly blew up a 2,000 year old ancient temple located in Syria. This is the latest in a long list of willfully destructive acts against cultural sites. Their attempts at eradicating important historical l...
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This August, ISIS publicly beheaded respected 82 year-old archaeologist Khaled al-As’ad. His mutilated body was hung from a roman pillar at the archaeological site he had studied. Placed on him, was a sign that accused him of being a “Heretic." The Syrian antiquities expert had worked in Palmyra for 50 years before he was captured by militants a month before his murder. During his capture he refused to lead Isis to hidden artifacts. His barbaric death has rattled Syrians and archaeologists throughout the world. In August 2015, the Islamic State reportedly blew up a 2,000 year old ancient temple located in Syria. This is the latest in a long list of willfully destructive acts against cultural sites. Their attempts at eradicating important historical l...
