The ideologically-driven destruction of priceless Iraqi artifacts by Islamic State may be a ruse that actually hides a much more cynical operation, in which fakes are smashed to pieces while real ...
As part of an effort to de-radicalize captured ISIS fighters, the Syrian Democratic Forces are using a tactic that has seen success around the world: Art therapy. About two dozen prisoners at an SDF ...
The Islamic State (ISIS) is known around the world for its horrendous acts of terrorism. Its status as a global art dealer is less well publicized. Sales of stolen cultural property and art from ...
The ancient city of Hatra, one of Iraq’s most important historic sites that was ravaged by Isis in 2015 and added to Unesco’s World Heritage in Danger list, is going through a reawakening seven years ...
In yet another case of destruction of cultural heritage, ISIS has obliterated the 2,900-year-old ziggurat of Nimrud, a 140-foot-high stepped tower comprised of mud bricks, the Times reports. Nimrud, ...