World Aug 19 Watch 4:07 Destroy, sell, hide: How Islamic State exploits antiquities Archaeologist Khaled al-Assad was an iconic figure associated with the study of the ancient cultural site of Palmyra in Syria. In the wake of Assad’s murder at the hands of the Islamic State, Amr Al Azm of Shawnee State University… By PBS News Hour
World Aug 19 Watch 2:17 A protector of Syria’s ancient past executed by Islamic State militants For world-renowned scholar Khaled al-Assad, the ancient site of Palmyra was his home and his life. Then the Islamic State came for him, wanting to know where valuable artifacts from the site had been hidden. The 81-year-old, who didn’t give… By PBS News Hour