Press release: Minister Ellwood condemns destruction of ancient sites in Iraq

Foreign Office Minister for Middle East, Tobias Ellwood said: I condemn ISIL’s wanton destruction of ancient sites and other antiquities, some dating back several thousand years. The wilful wrecking of Iraq and Syria’s cultural heritage, including by


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