UN unable to stop IS relic-smuggling from Iraq and Syria

James Reinl (2015). UN unable to stop IS relic-smuggling from Iraq and Syria. Middle East Eye. 4 June.

Title UN unable to stop IS relic-smuggling from Iraq and Syria
Publication Date 4th Jun 2015
Author
Source Middle East Eye
Country Syria, Iraq
Region West and Central Asia
Art type Antiquities
Subject Theft, Threat, Preservation
Comments This quote from Eduard Planche says it: “The looting and destruction of heritage is part of the history of humanity; it is something we will never halt"
Link http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/un-unable-stop-relic-smuggling-iraq-and-syria-2015625246
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