Looted treasures returned to Iraq

In a rare a bit of good news for the country, Iraq announced on Tuesday the return "of hundreds of looted antiquities that had ended up in the United States," according to the New York Times. The Associated Press reported that "5,000 items stolen since 2003 have been recovered," even though "15,000 pieces [are] still ...

In a rare a bit of good news for the country, Iraq announced on Tuesday the return "of hundreds of looted antiquities that had ended up in the United States," according to the New York Times.

In a rare a bit of good news for the country, Iraq announced on Tuesday the return "of hundreds of looted antiquities that had ended up in the United States," according to the New York Times.

The Associated Press reported that "5,000 items stolen since 2003 have been recovered," even though "15,000 pieces [are] still missing from the Iraqi National Museum." However, it was not only ancient items that found their way back home. One of the stranger items returned was one of Saddam’s infamous AK-47’s, "chrome-plated… with a pearl grip," which he would distribute as gifts.  

Saddam sure knew how to kill in style. Luckily, now these particular guns are part of history.

Mohammad Sagha is an editoral researcher at Foreign Policy.

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