Antiquities experts fear thousands more art treasures could be destroyed in Iraq and Syria after ISIS militants steal artifacts . Video shows men taking nails to statues , and hammers and nails to the treasures . 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 . Video shows men taking sledgehammers to statues , and hammers and drills to the treasures . 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 .