Iraq says IS demolishes ruins to cover up looting operations
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 02:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The videos of Islamic State militants destroying ancient artifacts in Iraq's museums and blowing up 3,000-year-old temples are chilling enough, but one of Iraq's top antiquities officials is now saying the destruction is a cover for an even more sinister activity - the systematic looting of Iraq's cultural heritage....