I started an Irwin tale a few years ago that was going to involve art thefts and smuggling, but couldn’t find quite the right hook to hang it on. Thanks to this article, and a few others, I think I now have the source of the stolen objects pinned down, and I’ll be back on the story soon.
ISIS Cashing in on Looted Antiquities to Fuel Iraq Insurgency.
And a few other articles, so I can come back here and refer to them when I start research proper-
How an arrest in Iraq revealed Isis’s $2bn jihadist network – The Guardian
Isis: the inside story – Guardian
UNESCO Confirms ISIS Funding Terrorism by Selling Artifacts – artnet