Looted Cultural Objects Recovered in Iraq

ByRick St. Hilaire May 26, 2010May 2, 2023

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty today reports that Iraqi authorities seized ten ancient gold coins along with two paintings during a sting operation that broke up an antiquities smuggling ring.

http://www.rferl.org/content/Iraq_Says_Antiquities_Ring_Busted/2053617.html

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