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Stolen artifacts retrieved from the US and returned to Iraq are displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad.
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Over 17,000 looted ancient artefacts that were recovered from the US and other countries were handed over to Iraq's Culture Ministry on Tuesday.
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The US is returning artefacts stolen mostly from the national museum after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
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Mesopotamian clay cones bearing cuneiform inscriptions are displayed during the artefact handover ceremony in Baghdad.
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Members of Arab and foreign diplomatic missions inspect the returned artefacts at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad.
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Stolen artifacts retrieved from the US and returned to Iraq are displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad.
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Over 17,000 looted ancient artefacts that were recovered from the US and other countries were handed over to Iraq's Culture Ministry on Tuesday.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/HXNYPN5UJQITVEHCU4AE47BZWE.jpg?smart=true&auth=43c0cc8b028f863d13bb55f924638884807bb1e2e08eec0307064927aae649ca&width=400&height=225)
The US is returning artefacts stolen mostly from the national museum after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
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Mesopotamian clay cones bearing cuneiform inscriptions are displayed during the artefact handover ceremony in Baghdad.
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Members of Arab and foreign diplomatic missions inspect the returned artefacts at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad.
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Stolen artifacts retrieved from the US and returned to Iraq are displayed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad.
Iraqi National Museum retrieves ancient Mesopotamian treasures
More than 17,000 artefacts were flown back to Iraq on Thursday in the private plane of Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi
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Sinan Mahmoud
03 August, 2021
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