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Khaled al-Asaad
Born1932
Palmyra, Syria
Died18 August 2015 (aged 83)
Tadmur, Syria
OccupationArchaeologist
Known for

Khaled al-Asaad (Template:Lang-ar; 1932[1] – 18 August 2015), also Khaled Asaad, was a Syrian archaeologist who was the head of antiquities for the ancient city of Palmyra for more than 40 years.[2] In May 2015, Tadmur (also known as the modern city of Palmyra) and the ancient city of Palmyra came under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and al-Asaad was among those captured during this time. He was executed in the modern city of Tadmur, which is adjacent to the ancient city of Palmyra, on 18 August 2015. His body was reported to have been displayed in Tadmur, and then later in the ancient city of Palmyra.[3][4][5][6][7] According to The Guardian, the charges against him included "loyalty to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, maintaining contact with senior regime intelligence and security officials and managing Palmyra’s collection of 'idols'."[8]

Life

He had been a member of the Syrian Ba'ath Party since 1954.[9]

Honours and medals

Foreign honours

Bibliography

  • Asaad, Khaled (1980). Nouvelles découvertes archéologiques en Syrie (in French). Damascas: Direction général des antiquités et des musées. OCLC 602249622. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  • Gawlikowski, Michael; Asaad, Khaled (1995). Palmyra and the Aramaeans. ARAM periodical. Vol. 7. Oxford: The ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies. OCLC 68075497.
  • Asaad, Khaled (1995). "Restoration Work at Palmyra". ARAM Periodical. 7 (1): 9–17. doi:10.2143/ARAM.7.1.2002213. OCLC 4632456923. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shielding Syrian Antiquities, to a Grisly Death at ISIS' Hands". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Syrian archaeologist 'killed in Palmyra' by IS militants". BBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ Islamic State militants behead archaeologist in Palmyra - Syrian official, Aug 18, 2015.
  4. ^ IS tötet früheren Chef-Archäologen von Palmyra, tagesschau.de, Aug 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "Islamic State beheads Syrian antiquities scholar in ancient town of Palmyra".
  6. ^ "Beheaded Syrian scholar refused to lead Isis to hidden Palmyra antiquities".
  7. ^ Hubbard, Ben (2015-08-19). "ISIS Beheads Syrian Antiquities Scholar in Palmyra". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  8. ^ Kareem Shaheen. "Beheaded Syrian scholar refused to lead Isis to hidden Palmyra antiquities". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  9. ^ Davies, Caroline (2015-08-19). "Khaled al-Asaad profile: the Howard Carter of Palmyra". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  10. ^ "داعش يذبح أهم شخصية للآن ويعلقه على عمود بالطريق - منوعات" (in Arabic). akhbrksa.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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