Financing of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria through Illicit Trade of Antiquities Cover Image

Незаконната търговия с антики като източник за финансиране на Ислямска държава в Ирак и Сирия
Financing of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria through Illicit Trade of Antiquities

Author(s): Svetoslav Yordanov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Security and defense, Geopolitics
Published by: Национален военен университет „Васил Левски“
Keywords: terrorist financing; antiquities trafficking; Islamic state in Iraq and Syria; Daesh; blood antiquities

Summary/Abstract: This article examines the financing of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria through illicit trade of antiquities. The paper focuses on destruction and looting of world cultural heritage sites in Iraq and Syria, trade mechanism of stolen artefacts, main routes of illicit trafficking of cultural property.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 175-188
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian