Mideast Islamic State

This image posted on a militant website by the Aleppo branch of the Islamic State group on Friday, July 3, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows items that the group claims are six smuggled archaeological pieces from the historic central town of Palmyra. An IS statement says the busts were found when the smuggler was stopped at a checkpoint and was later referred to an Islamic which ordered that they be destroyed and the man be whipped. Arabic on the caption reads, “a collection of smuggled statues was destroyed." (militant website via AP)
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