Here is a selection of English and Italian language sources about Khaled al-Asaad, a great Syrian scholar and friend of Poland:
Polish archaeologist Michal Gawlikowski on his hopes for the war-torn city and his friendship with murdered scholar Khaled al-Asaad – The Art Newspaper (21 October 2016)
After an initial reconnaissance in early April 2016, conservators and archaeologists from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw returned to Palmyra in May to resume work on the rescue conservation of objects in the Palmyra Museum. – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (18 May 2016). An archaeological expedition from the PCMA worked in Palmyra from 1959 till 2011
Conference “Life in Palmyra, life for Palmyra” dedicated to Khaled al-Asaad organized by the University of Warsaw (21–22 of April 2016) – Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw
One notable accomplishment was his discovery, with Polish researcher Michal Gawlikowski, of an inscription alluding to the first known caravan traffic through Palmyra. Palmyra was a crucial stop on the Silk Road from the first through 9th centuries CE. – JSTOR Daily (21 September 2015)
Khaled al-Asaad’s message to the world:
On February 5, 2016 Museo Archeologico “Antonino Salinas” in Palermo, Italy named a room in the museum after Khaled al-Asaad:
