Khaled al-Asaad, who served as the director general of the Palmyra Directorate of Antiquities and Museums from 1963 to 2003, was beheaded Tuesday by ISIS fighters in the ancient city. The Guardian ...

Khaled al-Asaad, 81, was the most prominent Syrian government archaeologist in the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra. ISIS Beheads Prominent Syrian Archaeologist Islamic State militants have beheaded the ...

Khalid al-Asaad, the former Director of Palmyra Antiquities Department is pictured in this undated file photo. To those who knew him, Khaled al-Asaad was as much a part of the city of Palmyra as the ...

To those who knew him, Khaled al-Asaad was as much a part of the city of Palmyra as the ancient antiquities he died seeking to protect. "The way he'd tell you the stories about Palmyra, you'd feel his ...