Interesting story showing that the Syrian rebels are aware of the importance of protecting cultural heritage, and that they are also aware of the importance of showing themselves protecting cultural heritage. It would probably have been even more effective as propaganda had the report not also mentioned that the rebels are using the museum as a base themselves.
Yemen’s Stolen Heritage
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The illicit antiquities trade has rapidly expanded during the civil war:
thousands of smuggled Yemeni artifacts, valued at tens of millions of
dollars, are...
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