Across Syria’s war-ravaged towns and cities, looters are trafficking the country’s priceless antiquities to the highest bidder. At the same time, two unlikely spymasters are doing their best to hold the criminals to account. Amr Al-Azm and Katie A. Paul, both US-based academics, are taking on ISIS militants, a hostile regime, and even Facebook, hoping to save Syria’s cultural heritage.

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