Surveying the reporting on Syrian antiquities over the last six years reveals a parade of errors,but it is noteworthy that most, whether not all, and of the errors nick in the same way: to inflate the threat ISIS poses to cultural heritage while ignoring the threat posed by other armed groups.
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