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title: "US returns stolen antiquities worth $5 million to Syria"
description: "Most outlets reported the return of 36 antiquities valued at over $5 million by US officials to Syria, noting the items were trafficked during the Islamic State’s destruction of ancient sites. One outlet specified that the items were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other collectors, while another mentioned a stone from the Palmyra site."
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# US returns stolen antiquities worth $5 million to Syria

world · updated 24 Sep 2026, 11:40 AM PKT · 24 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the return of 36 antiquities valued at over $5 million by US officials to Syria, noting the items were trafficked during the Islamic State’s destruction of ancient sites. One outlet specified that the items were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other collectors, while another mentioned a stone from the Palmyra site.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **24 News HD** — [US returns stolen antiquities worth $5 million to Syria](https://www.24newshd.tv/24-Sep-2026/us-returns-stolen-antiquities-worth-dollar-5-million-syria) · 24 Sep 2026, 11:40 AM PKT
  > US officials announced Wednesday the return of 36 stolen antiquities to Syria, including a stone trafficked during the Islamic State group's destruction of the ancient site of Palmyra.
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [US returns stolen antiquities worth $5 million to Syria](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/us-returns-stolen-antiquities-worth-5-million-to-syria-3002153) · 24 Sep 2026, 2:44 AM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing
  > US officials have returned 36 antiquities, valued at over $5 million, to Syria. The items were seized from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and other collectors, originally trafficked during the Islamic State’s destruction of Palmyra.

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