Iraq's National Museum is re-opening, nearly six years after it was looted and vandalised in the immediate aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion.
Many of its antiquities were stolen at that time, and only a small proportion have been retrieved.
Coalition forces had no orders to intervene, and stood by as Iraq's priceless heritage was pillaged.
Many of the nation's treasures were in the museum, whose looting was among the most scandalous episodes of the period.
Many of its antiquities were stolen at that time, and only a small proportion have been retrieved.
Coalition forces had no orders to intervene, and stood by as Iraq's priceless heritage was pillaged.
Many of the nation's treasures were in the museum, whose looting was among the most scandalous episodes of the period.
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