ISIL Destroys Palmyrene Statues, Raises Questions About Alleged Antiquities Smuggling

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The destruction of these relatively small but quite valuable and easily smuggled Palmyrene sculptures would seem to contradict (unsubstantiated) claims that ISIL is smuggling artifacts. In any event, their destruction is a terrible loss.

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