A leading Syrian antiquities scholar has been beheaded by ISIL fighters, according to his relatives. His body was reportedly hung from a pole in the historic town of Palmyra, but several activists denied that was the case.
The killing of 82-year-old Khaled al-Asaad is the latest atrocity from the militant group that has captured one third of both Syria and neighbouring Iraq.
"I begged him two months ago to leave the town and come to Damascus with his family but he refused," explained Maa'mou…
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