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U.S. Will Return 17,000 Looted Archaeological Treasures to Iraq

HeadlineJul 30, 2021

The United States is returning some 17,000 archaeological treasures to Iraq that were looted during the decades of war and U.S. occupation. Some of the artifacts date back 4,000 years. Baghdad’s culture minister praised the move as an unprecedented restitution.

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