Syria's Stolen Memories
Kerning Cultures
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The Story of Adnan and the Artifacts He Smuggled From Syria
Adnan would drive his motor bite from his village outside of mimbis into the city centre, where isis would hold these antique auctions. Or he'd visit sights they'd destroyed and take pictures, smuggling the files back home on a flash drive that he kept hidden in his sock. Artifacts could sell to foreign buyers for as much as 35 thousand dollars apiece. And within a year, it became a really profitable operation for them.
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