Antiquities experts fear thousands more art treasures could be destroyed in Iraq and Syria after ISIS militants destroy artifacts . `` Whilst there was indeed a program to relocate antiquities to safekeeping in Baghdad The Islamic State group has been fighting to establish a caliphate across the Middle East since 2014. Other Greco-Roman treasures are at risk around Mosul in Iraq , as well as other artifacts in Palmyra and Raqqa in Syria , says one expert .
Antiquities experts fear thousands more art treasures could be destroyed in Iraq and Syria after ISIS militants destroy artifacts . The Islamic State group has been fighting to establish a caliphate across the Middle East since 2014. Other Greco-Roman treasures are at risk around Mosul in Iraq , as well as other artifacts in Palmyra and Raqqa in Syria , says one expert .