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In Ancient Cities Reclaimed from ISIS, Restoration Work Begins: Photo Gallery

June 5, 2017
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ISIS militants destroyed much of the ancient royal palace and tombs at Nimrud in 2015 before Iraqi troops reclaimed the territory. (© AP Images)

As ISIS is driven back from conquests in northern Iraq and Syria, a challenge looms: cataloging the damage to cultural sites and treasures from antiquity, repairing what can be fixed, and figuring out how to let people see them again.

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