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The Ancient Treasure in ISIS’s Crosshairs

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Antiquities officials sound the alarm as militants come within a mile of the Syrian UNESCO site. Could this “irreplaceable treasure” become the next Nimrud?

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ISTANBUL — Palmyra, one of the world’s most complete Roman archaeological sites, is at risk of being overrun by ISIS fighters in Syria, stoking fears for the fate of the honey-colored ruins that date back to the first and second centuries.

In the spring in neighboring Iraq, militants with the self-proclaimed...

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