European Commission Rules Try To Crack Down On Imports Of 'Cultural Goods' That Fund Terrorists

The executive arm of the European Union has announced that it is cracking down on art-trafficking that might help fund terrorist groups, reports Agence France-Presse.

Terrorist groups including the Islamic State have looted and damaged historic sites in Iraq and Syria. They then sell the artifacts to fund their operations, noted the European Commission in a release on Wednesday.

The European Commission said that it would ban the import of cultural goods "exported illegally...