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Ancient Treasures Help IS Finance Terrorism

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Islamic State militants released two videos this past month, boasting about the bombing of priceless ancient artifacts in Iraq. The destruction of “cultural heritage” in the Middle East is an element of the war, funding extremism and fueling sectarian violence. Before modern day maps of the Middle East, before the Ottomans and the Romans, and before thousands of years of kings and caliphs, were the Assyrians - one of the world’s first modern empires. Assyrian rule spanned what is...

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