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Looted in Syria – and sold in London: the British antiques shops dealing in artefacts smuggled by Isis

July 6, 2015

A very interesting story about the market for looted antiquities.  Mark Altaweel, an archaeologist, went on a hunt in London and it did not take long to find many suspect items being offered for sale.

 

According to the article, Isis has taken this illegal operation to an industrial scale and it now ranks as one of their largest revenue streams.  For the full article, click HERE.

 

 

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Mark Altaweel

 

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