National Museum of Iraq المتحف العراقي

Today, the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the museum is still struggling to rebuild its vast collections after being looted in 2003.

But even once the latest round of renovations is complete in a few months, officials say the museum will still be too wrecked to reopen, the Associated Press reported.

''We are not planning to open,'' Bahaa Mayah, adviser to Iraq's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said at an international conference in Athens, Greece.

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[rabee2005]

becuse of our fucken saddam hussain if he didnt fought iran and kwaite and make the iraqi people under the embargo i swear he still the leader of iraq till now

[shoriz92]

@camry1971 there is nothing called iraq, unfortunatly right now iraq became two parts one is part of iran and the other is kurdistan

[biancaall]

It's really a great lost for humanity. I fell a huge sadness here from Brasil. Hope one day, this one of the most important museum for humanity, can have all itens back.

[Jesus66six]

usa should be sentenced to repay the value of missing artefacts!

[camry1971]

we must thank George W

Bush for liberating us from Saddam , history and Uday should go to hell , thank you america

[marith411]

hello

i'm doing a research paper in this

where did you get all this great info

and really nic pics?

thanks for making this vid

the pics were a little bit fast though

i would like to show this in my presentation.