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Iraq is determined to recover all antiquities that were stolen after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, official al-Sabah newspaper reported Tuesday, citing a senior Iraqi official.
The board is determined to recover the first and last Iraqi artifact smuggled abroad, and we will not give up a single piece of it, regardless of its size and importance, Laith Hussein, head of the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, told al-Sabah.
There is international cooperation in recovering the antiquities that were looted and stolen from the archaeological sites as well as the Iraq Museum in the capital Baghdad, he said.
Iraq vows to recover all artefacts stolen after US-led invasion
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Wed, Feb 10 2021 11:12 IST |
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Baghdad, Feb 10 : Iraqi authorities have pledged to recover all the ancient artefacts that were stolen after the US-led invasion in 2003, a local media report said citing a top official. The board is determined to recover the first and last Iraqi artefact smuggled abroad, and we will not give up a single piece of it, regardless of its size and importance, Xinhua news agency quoted Laith Hussein, head of the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, as saying to the Iraqi al-Sabah on Tuesday.