Archaeologists saved 30,000 treasures from ISIS during Syria war: Study

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Syrian archaeologists led by Professor Maamoun Abdulkarim rescued about 30,000 artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum in 2014–2015 as fighting with ISIS threatened the collection. The operation highlights efforts to protect Syria's cultural heritage during wartime.

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Maamoun Abdulkarim

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Deir ez-Zor Museum

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ISIS

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Deir ez-Zor

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Asaad al-Shaibani

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Syria

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Israel

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European Union

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Xinjiang

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Wassim Nasr

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Damascus

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Bashar al-Assad

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Hezbollah

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Syrian government

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Turkey

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Türkiye

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Sweida

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Druze leaders

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Israeli forces

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Quneitra province

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