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Khaled Al-Asaad, an 83-year-old Syrian archaeologist and scholar who was beheaded by ISIS in 2015. Held captive and tortured for a month, he refused to tell ISIS the location of ancient Palmyran treasures unto his death. This is Khaled Al-Asaad, … Continue reading →