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English: A limestone statue depicting the head of the Assyrian King Sargon II, an eighth century B.C. ruler is one of more than 60 Iraqi cultural treasures illegally smuggled into the United States that were returned to the Republic of Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security said in Washington, March 16, 2015, as pictured in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move follows investigations led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in New York, Baltimore, Austin, Texas, and New Haven, Connecticut, the department said in a statement.
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Source http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150324-iraq-artifacts-return-isis-baghdad-museum-islamic-state-archaeology/
Author Kelly Lowery, U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement

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