Amy Goodman
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Who Is Bankrolling the Islamic State? Private Donors in Gulf Oil States Cited as Key to ISIS Success
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14:20Now PlayingMilitants from the selfproclaimed Islamic State have reportedly abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria during a threeday offensive. Meanwhile, the Islamic State militant nicknamed "Jihadi John," who has been featured in several beheading videos, has been identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaitiborn former resident of London. In other news, two U.S.led coalition airstrikes have reportedly killed over three dozen people in Iraq, including at least 20 civilians. Also this week, UNESCO is has condemned the Islamic State for destroying the Mosul public library, which housed more than 8,000 rare books and manuscripts. UNESCO described the incident as "one of the most devastating acts of destruction of library collections in human history." Earlier today, video was posted online that appears to show members of the Islamic State smashing ancient artifacts inside a Mosul museum. The video shows men toppling statues and using sledgehammers and drills to destroy the artifacts. The Guardian reports one of the statues destroyed was a wingedbull Assyrian protective deity that dates back to the 9th century B.C. Live from Iraq, we are joined by Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent. His latest book is "The Rise of Islamic StateISIS and the New Sunni Revolution."
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