Shia militia of al-Hashed al-Sha’bi found artifacts inside ISIS shelter east of Tikrit
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(IraqiNews.com) Salahuddin – On Monday, a force belonging to al-Hashed al-Sha’bi militia in Salahuddin province found a number of artifacts dating back to the Babylonian era in one of the ISIS shelters east of the city of Tikrit.
The government authorities in Salahuddin said in a statement obtained by IraqiNews.com, “The governor of Salahuddin Raed al-Jabouri received, today, nine artifact pieces dating back to the Babylonian era, after a force from al-Hashed al-Sha’bi had found them during a raid on one of the ISIS shelters in the area of al-Alam east of Tikrit.”
The statement added, “Jabouri stressed the keenness of the sons of the clans and al-Hashed al-Sha’bi to maintain the properties and artifacts of the country.”