ISIS Destroys 3000 Year-old Assyrian Artifacts in Syria
Assyrian International News Agency
ISIS Destroys 3000 Year-old Assyrian Artifacts in Syria
2014-05-17 07:55 GMT
(AINA) -- According to a report from the website www.apsa2011.com,
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) has
destroyed Assyrian statues and artifacts believed to be 3000 years old.
The Assyrian archaeological artifacts were illegally excavated from the Tell Ajaja site.
Looting
of Assyrian artifacts was also carried out in Iraq soon after 2003 by
Al-Qaeda, which sold the artifacts to finance its operations. The
looting occurred at the Baghdad Museum (AINA 2003-04-19)
as well as archaeological sites which were left unguarded as a result
of the collapse of the government of Saddam Hussein (AINA 2005-02-17).
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
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