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Declassified documents from a raid on ISIS leader Abu Sayyaf reveal the extent of the group's antiquity smuggling operations. The hosts express skepticism about media reports of ISIS destroying ancient treasures, suggesting many of the destroyed items were "plaster of Paris" fakes while the real artifacts were sold to fund the group.
U.S. Delta Force commandos conducted a rare ground raid in eastern Syria, killing ISIS senior leader Abu Sayyaf and capturing his wife, Umm Sayyaf. Defense Secretary Ash Carter confirmed the operation, which targeted the head of ISIS oil and financial operations. The raid resulted in the recovery of a "treasure trove" of intelligence, including laptops and documents, and the rescue of a Yazidi woman held as a slave.
