“The world has focused on the connection between cultural racketeering and terrorist financing with Daesh (Islamic State), but this risk extends far beyond Iraq and Syria."
Antiquities are unwrapped as thousands of priceless antiques from across war-ravaged Syria are gathered in the capital to be stored safely away from the hands of ISIS, in Damascus, Syria August 18, 2015. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINEUpdated: