ISIS Beheads 81-Year-Old Scholar Who Tried To Protect Antiquities
Archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad was killed in Palmyra, Syria, after he reportedly refused to answer ISIS's questions about where ancient artifacts were hidden.
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ISIS Reportedly Destroys Ancient Statue In Captured City Of Palmyra
Photos released by the Islamist extremist group show a 2,000-year-old stone sculpture of a lion being smashed with sledgehammers.
Report: ISIS Lays Mines Around Ancient Sites In Palmyra
The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it isn't clear whether the move is meant to secure the ancient treasures from government forces or to destroy them.
Defense Secretary Carter: Iraqi Forces Lack 'Will To Fight' ISIS
Ash Carter, in an interview on CNN, said that the ISF lost Anbar despite "vastly outnumbering" fighters of the self-declared Islamic State.
Islamic State Takes Control Of Ancient City Of Palmyra
The city is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites, and it gives the militant group access to gas fields and roads across the Syrian desert.
U.N. Appeals To Syria's Warring Groups To Spare Ancient City Of Palmyra
The city is on UNESCO's World Heritage list and has been badly affected by the four-year civil war. The latest threat to Palmyra is posed by fighting between government troops and ISIS.