Syria retrieves around 35,000 stolen artifacts during 11-year war: official

STORY: Syria retrieves around 35,000 stolen artifacts during 11-year war: official DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the retrieved artifacts at the Syrian national museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FIRAS DADOUKH, Director of cultural relations and head of the professional development department at the Directorate of Antiquities and Museums 3. Various of the artifacts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): LAILA AL-SAMMAK, Curator of the Museum of Ancient Syrian Antiquities 5. Various of the fair STORYLINE: Around 35,000 stolen Syrian artifacts have been retrieved by the authorities since the beginning of the 11-year war in Syria, an antiquities official told Xinhua on Sunday. Firas Dadoukh, director of cultural relations and head of the professional development department at the Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, said that the retrieved artifacts have been restored with the help of local communities and relevant authorities. Speaking at the side