National Museum of Iraq was reopened Saturday in Baghdad, earlier than expected, 12 years after its closure after the invasion of the country by military forces led by the USA, informs bbc.com.
Many of the objects that were vandalized during the war were recovered and restored.
The opening of the museum was carried out earlier than expected, in response to a video released Thursday by the terrorist group Islamic State, which show statues are destroyed in Mosul.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi swore that he would punish those responsible. "Those criminals and terrorists trying to destroy the barbaric legacy of humanity and civilization of Iraq," said Abadi ceremony for the reopening of the museum. "We will follow to make them pay for every drop of blood spilled in Iraq and the destruction of Iraq's civilization," continued the Prime Minister of the government in Baghdad.
UNESCO (The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture) has called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss how to protect the cultural heritage of Iraq.
Institution museum in Baghdad estimated that around 15,000 objects were stolen in the chaos that followed overthrowing Saddam Hussein. About a third of these were recovered.
The museum's collection covers 7,000 years of history, and Mesopotamia, as Iraq was called in most of human history, is considered the cradle of human civilization.
Modern reality is much more violent Iraq. The areas around Baghdad continue to suffer daily violence, at least 25 people were killed in two separate attacks that took place on Saturday north of the Iraqi capital.
Source: descopera.ro
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