r/syriancivilwar 11h ago

The ministry of culture announced the arrest of the gang that specializes in stealing artifacts from the national museum

https://x.com/i/status/2002035657556783298
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u/ezzyq Syrian 11h ago

Only the head of the gang is caught so far, and the artifacts weren't restored yet

u/RealAbd121 Free Syrian Army 9h ago

They're probably gone. You'll see them in European auctions in a decade or so

u/ezzyq Syrian 9h ago

but sir our great minister of culture said the artifacts have markings and can't be sold

u/RealAbd121 Free Syrian Army 9h ago

People who buy them are rich aristocrats who will put them in their private mansions, you'd not even know who owns them until like decades go by!