Looters target Iraq antiquities
Al Jazeera English
2012-06-03
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Iraq's antiquities are facing an old enemy.
A new wave of looting has hit museums and archaeological sites across southern Iraq.
Officials say the treasures have been left completely unprotected and exposed to increasingly organised gangs.
That's despite a national and international clamour to protect Iraq's history.
From Baghdad Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports.
[July 6, 2010]
A new wave of looting has hit museums and archaeological sites across southern Iraq.
Officials say the treasures have been left completely unprotected and exposed to increasingly organised gangs.
That's despite a national and international clamour to protect Iraq's history.
From Baghdad Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports.
[July 6, 2010]
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