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The destruction of the Firdos Square statue, in Baghdad, marked the symbolic end of Saddam Hussein's reign in 2003. AFP
The destruction of the Firdos Square statue, in Baghdad, marked the symbolic end of Saddam Hussein's reign in 2003. AFP
Smuggled Babylonian relic to be handed back to Iraq
Border official was suspicious after spotting piece worth hundreds of thousands of pounds
The National
March 11, 2019