209 rare monuments discovered in Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar
(IraqiNews.com) Interior Ministry announced on Thursday, that a citizen from the city of Nasiriyah has discovered 209 rare monuments in al-Fajr district north of the city, then handed over to Nasiriyah police who in turn transferred them to Nasiriyah Museum.
The ministry said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com, “After communications between the Ministry of Interior and a citizen in the province of Dhi Qar, a force of Nasiriyah police was formed and moved to al-Fajr to claim the monuments.”
The ministry added, “With the help of people, the Assyrian monuments of different shapes and sizes, amounted to 209 pieces, were safely received.”