to our ability to effectively counteract their efforts to intimi-
date and demoralize a community through the erasure of that
community’s history. While experts in archaeology, curation,
and preservation make efforts to preserve the historic sites and
artifacts that remain, the people who are in the midst of the
destruction can help to ensure that there is minimal damage in-
flicted upon cultural heritage in the future. It is also important
and beneficial for US military personnel working in these areas
to acknowledge and utilize the expertise of local professionals,
who are already knowledgeable about the historical significance
of the sites and collections that they work with regularly.
Notes:
Simons, Marlise. “Damaged by War, Syria’s Cultural Sites Rise
Anew in France.” The New York
Times, 31 December 2016 https://www.nytimes.
com/2016/12/31/world/europe/destroyed-by-isis-syrias-cul-
tural-sites-rise-again-in-france.html?_r=3 accessed: 23 March
2017.
2
The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Man-
ual: U.S. Army Field Manual no. 3-24,
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication no. 3-33.5. Chicago and
London: University of
Chicago Press, 2007: 2.
3
The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Man-
ual: U.S. Army Field Manual no. 3-24,
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication no. 3-33.5. Chicago and
London: University of
Chicago Press, 2007: 25-26.
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