Iraqi artifacts have been subjected to frequent looting and vandalism since the invasion by the United States in 2003, the most severe of which was in 2014. The country has recovered over 18,000 smuggled artifacts in one year, mostly from the US.
Iraqi artifacts have been subjected to frequent looting and vandalism since the invasion by the United States in 2003, the most severe of which was in 2014. The country has recovered over 18,000 smuggled artifacts in one year, mostly from the US.
On this day, 1983, former US President Reagan announced the lifting of the ban on selling 75 F-16 fighter jets to Israel, which had been imposed in 1982. Since then, American F-16 fighter jets have played an active role in airstrikes against Gaza and the West Bank, resulting in the deaths of thousands of innocent children and women in Palestine.
