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America recognizes Iraq artefacts were in possession of the Abu Sayyaf
Dated: July 16, 2015
Baghdad
It handed the United States, Iraq, artifacts, said it seized in a raid on the organization Daash fighters in Syria, noting that the seizures prove to finance their war extremists from smuggling archaeological treasures. US Special Forces and found Iraqi artifacts, through the process last May targeted a leader in the organization known as Abu Sayyaf. The pieces include cylindrical seals and ancient pottery and metal bracelets and other ornaments and glass fragments of what appears to be a colorful vase. As seizures Islamic coins include old.
The US ambassador in Baghdad Stewart Jones, said, "This is the first tangible evidence that the effects Daash sells to finance its activities."
He said in remarks to reporters at the National Museum in Baghdad, where he was cutting "cramming sale of these effects on the black market in the world" delivery. He added that "efforts today represent one of the successes in the restoration of Iraq's historical heritage efforts but the campaign for the return of all Iraqi treasures will continue."
Organization and looting some of the greatest archaeological sites in northern Iraq, and the dissemination of the footage is registered fighters and they are destroying effects they consider idols. Iraq officials were not able to stand on the size of the destruction of the effects of the incident to the scope of the control of the organization, but said the footage of destruction deployed to divert attention from the fact that the organization is trading in antiquities to finance its activities.
The United States describes the Abu Sayyaf, who was killed in the raid, administrator discharge of oil and gas sales for the organization Daash.
And was killed in the southern city of Deir ez-Zor eastern Syria near the major oil fields and 100 kilometers of border crossing between Syria and Iraq, the organization announced his control it.
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Dated: July 16, 2015
Baghdad
It handed the United States, Iraq, artifacts, said it seized in a raid on the organization Daash fighters in Syria, noting that the seizures prove to finance their war extremists from smuggling archaeological treasures. US Special Forces and found Iraqi artifacts, through the process last May targeted a leader in the organization known as Abu Sayyaf. The pieces include cylindrical seals and ancient pottery and metal bracelets and other ornaments and glass fragments of what appears to be a colorful vase. As seizures Islamic coins include old.
The US ambassador in Baghdad Stewart Jones, said, "This is the first tangible evidence that the effects Daash sells to finance its activities."
He said in remarks to reporters at the National Museum in Baghdad, where he was cutting "cramming sale of these effects on the black market in the world" delivery. He added that "efforts today represent one of the successes in the restoration of Iraq's historical heritage efforts but the campaign for the return of all Iraqi treasures will continue."
Organization and looting some of the greatest archaeological sites in northern Iraq, and the dissemination of the footage is registered fighters and they are destroying effects they consider idols. Iraq officials were not able to stand on the size of the destruction of the effects of the incident to the scope of the control of the organization, but said the footage of destruction deployed to divert attention from the fact that the organization is trading in antiquities to finance its activities.
The United States describes the Abu Sayyaf, who was killed in the raid, administrator discharge of oil and gas sales for the organization Daash.
And was killed in the southern city of Deir ez-Zor eastern Syria near the major oil fields and 100 kilometers of border crossing between Syria and Iraq, the organization announced his control it.
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