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Syrian Antiques on Sale on Facebook
Posted 31 May 2015 20:24 GMT
Looted ancient coins from Syria on sale on Facebook. Photograph shared by @zaidbenjamin on Twitter
Ancient Syrian antiques are being posted for sale on Facebook.
The alarm was raised by Washington DC-based journalist Zaid Benjamin, who shared screenshots of the Facebook pages posting Syrian antiques for sale in Turkey.
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The ISIS smugglers making up to $1million per item selling ancient antiquities looted from the rubble of Syria
According to news reports, ISIS militants are reaping millions in the lucrative smuggling of antiques, selling ancient artifacts plundered from museums to the West and the neighbouring Gulf through a web of smugglers and middle men.
Syrian antiques on sale on Facebook. Photograph shared by @zaidbenjamin on Twitter
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