Artifacts Looted By ISIS Handed Back By U.S.
July 15 2015
The United States has returned to Iraq antiquities seized in a military raid this spring on Islamic State fighters in Syria, reports Reuters.
The artifacts were found during a U.S. special operations mission in May. They were returned Wednesday to Iraq.
The objects included ancient coins, jewelry and pottery.
"This is the first tangible evidence that [ISIS] are selling artifacts to fund their activities," said Stuart Jones, the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad. "Their goal is to...
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