US Returns Illegally-Smuggled Artifacts To Iraq

Geo Beats 2015-03-17

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On Monday, the United States announced that a number of cultural pieces are being returned to Iraq.

On Monday, the United States announced that a number of cultural pieces are being returned to Iraq. Some of the items are thousands of years old. 

The director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security stated, "These ancient treasures we are returning do not belong in the hands of any private collection or any one owner. They belong to the people of Iraq where they will be displayed and protected." 

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