What Islamic State gains by destroying antiquities in Iraq

Name: What Islamic State gains by destroying antiquities in Iraq
Uploaded: 2015-03-02T16:40:41Z
Duration: P480S

Clip: Season 2015 | 8m

In a violent rampage through a museum in Mosul, Islamic State militants knocked statues to the floor, using sledgehammers and even a jackhammer to reduce ancient artifacts and some replicas -- representing idols that past cultures worshipped - to rubble. Bernard Haykel of Princeton University and Michael Danti of Boston University join Jeffrey Brown to discuss the significance of the latest video.

Aired: 02/27/15

Rating: NR

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