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Non-compliance with Security Council’s resolutions holds up UNESCO mission to reunite Iraq with treasures lost in Gulf War
More than 4,000 museum items missing according to Director General of the Iraqi Antiquities Department
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Iraqis deny thefts from the Muslim shrines of Kerbala and Najaf
Follows disappearance of jewels, manuscripts
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How the proximity of US servicemen to Iraq's city of Ur has caused alarm among archaeologists
As US troopers praise the Lord, reports of damage in Iraq remain unconfirmed
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Ancient city inside Iraqi airbase, Ur of the Chaldees, narrowly avoids annihilation by US forces
Attack on ziggurat stopped by unknown American officer
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How Saddam Hussein's ideology was enshrined in his art commissions
New book "The Monument" explains why greater attention to the Iraqi director’s iconography might have illuminated Western politicians as to his ambitions
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How forces invading Iraq neglected to make provisions for heritage sites
Unlike in World War II, no commission exists to advise the military