Below are a few more instances I've been able to cull from WarLogs describing antiquities being found together with weapons. To put these incidents in some perspective, it should be noted that there are 1020 documents in the WarLogs that mention smuggling (and many of these are duplicate reports, so the actual number of anti-smuggling operations is probably closer to 500); that is out of a total of almost 392,000 total reports posted to WarLogs.
The total number of reports in which antiquities are reported found together with weapons, then, is very low, in the neighborhood of 1-2% (only 6 or so out of something like 500 smuggling incidents). It is possible that antiquities might have been found but not reported because they were not considered important enough to mention, but there is no way to know this.
It is also worth noting that the WarLogs do not contain all reports made during the war; missing are reports of smuggling of any kind before 1/1/2004. The major looting shown by Elizabeth Stone to have occurred in 2003 would therefore not register at all on WarLogs if those antiquities were being smuggled out before 2004.
The incidents that we do have, while few in number, are enough to make clear that while most smugglers did not smuggle antiquities along with RPGs, rockets, body armor, and mortars, some did.
In An Nasiriyah (south part) started a search op. In order to contrast the illegal detention of weapons and %%% carried out by MSU/Military Police joint with local police. The followings (in good conditions) have
2004-10-28 23:40:00In An Nasiriyah (south part) started a search op. In order to contrast the illegal detention of weapons and %%% carried out by MSU/Military Police joint with local police. The followings (in good conditions) have been impounded by local police: 3 2x automatic rifle; 3 4x %%%; 3 4x air rifles; 3 3x %%% 1x ak %%% rifles; 3 1x %%% rifle; 3 2x pattern rifles; 3 1x stern rifle; 3 1x gun; 3 5x hand grenades; 320x electric detonators; 3 10x gun magazine; 3 33x ak %%% magazines; 3 2x %%% rocket for rpg; 3Various calibre %%%. An IZ has also been arrested by local police for illegal detention of weapons and %%%. The INFO-OPS, which started yesterday, carried out by Task force MSU joint with provincial archaeological local guard in , , %%% and %%% (located north west of ( %%%)) ended this morning. The op. Aim was to oppose and repress the illegal trade of archaeological stolen finds in %%% province. As result of the op. several vases, statues and tools dated %%% bc. All finds were given to archaeological authority of %%%.
THREAT WARNING: POSS Attack ON (: %%% DEC %%%)
2005-12-28 00:22:00
%%%. AS OF LATE %%%, AN UNIDENTIFIED GROUP REPORTEDLY WAS PLANNING AN ATTACKUSING EIGHT %%% ROCKETS ON THE %%% NEAR AN NASIRIYAH FOR . (%%% COMMENT: THE EXACT TIMING AND ATTACK PLAN DETAILS WERE NOT KNOWN.) THE EIGHT %%% ROCKETSWERE PURCHASED BY (()) (()) %%% STORED ON '%%% FARM. '%%% FARM WAS LOCATED IN %%% VILLAGE, NEAR THE . %%% ALLEGEDLY WAS AFFILIATED WITH %%%/ANTIQUITIES IN AN NASIRIYAH. (()) (%%%), A FORMER MILITARY OFFICER TRAINED IN ARTILLERY, %%% WOULD HANDLE LAUNCHING THE ROCKETS FROM %%% VILLAGE.
%%%. THE ALLEGED PLAN FURTHER SPECIFIED THAT WITHIN TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER ATTACKING THE %%%, THE OFFICE OF THE MARTYR %%% (OMS) OFFICE IN AN NASIRIYAH WOULD BE ATTACKED BY THE SAME GROUP. THE GROUP REPORTEDLY HOPED TO MAKE ITAPPEAR THE %%% AT %%% HAD RETALIATED AGAINST THE OMS IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN %%%'A SYMPATHY FOR '%%% GROUP.
Below are a few more instances I've been able to cull from WarLogs describing antiquities being found together with weapons. To put these incidents in some perspective, it should be noted that there are 1020 documents in the WarLogs that mention smuggling (and many of these are duplicate reports, so the actual number of anti-smuggling operations is probably closer to 500); that is out of a total of almost 392,000 total reports posted to WarLogs.
The total number of reports in which antiquities are reported found together with weapons, then, is very low, in the neighborhood of 1-2% (only 6 or so out of something like 500 smuggling incidents). It is possible that antiquities might have been found but not reported because they were not considered important enough to mention, but there is no way to know this.
It is also worth noting that the WarLogs do not contain all reports made during the war; missing are reports of smuggling of any kind before 1/1/2004. The major looting shown by Elizabeth Stone to have occurred in 2003 would therefore not register at all on WarLogs if those antiquities were being smuggled out before 2004.
The incidents that we do have, while few in number, are enough to make clear that while most smugglers did not smuggle antiquities along with RPGs, rockets, body armor, and mortars, some did.
In An Nasiriyah (south part) started a search op. In order to contrast the illegal detention of weapons and %%% carried out by MSU/Military Police joint with local police. The followings (in good conditions) have
2004-10-28 23:40:00
In An Nasiriyah (south part) started a search op. In order to contrast the illegal detention of weapons and %%% carried out by MSU/Military Police joint with local police. The followings (in good conditions) have been impounded by local police: 3 2x automatic rifle; 3 4x %%%; 3 4x air rifles; 3 3x %%% 1x ak %%% rifles; 3 1x %%% rifle; 3 2x pattern rifles; 3 1x stern rifle; 3 1x gun; 3 5x hand grenades; 320x electric detonators; 3 10x gun magazine; 3 33x ak %%% magazines; 3 2x %%% rocket for rpg; 3Various calibre %%%. An IZ has also been arrested by local police for illegal detention of weapons and %%%. The INFO-OPS, which started yesterday, carried out by Task force MSU joint with provincial archaeological local guard in , , %%% and %%% (located north west of ( %%%)) ended this morning. The op. Aim was to oppose and repress the illegal trade of archaeological stolen finds in %%% province. As result of the op. several vases, statues and tools dated %%% bc. All finds were given to archaeological authority of %%%.%%%. THE ALLEGED PLAN FURTHER SPECIFIED THAT WITHIN TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER ATTACKING THE %%%, THE OFFICE OF THE MARTYR %%% (OMS) OFFICE IN AN NASIRIYAH WOULD BE ATTACKED BY THE SAME GROUP. THE GROUP REPORTEDLY HOPED TO MAKE ITAPPEAR THE %%% AT %%% HAD RETALIATED AGAINST THE OMS IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN %%%'A SYMPATHY FOR '%%% GROUP.
RAID BY /%%% IA IN BAGHDAD(ZONE ): %%% DET, %%% INJ/DAMAGE
2005-06-03 11:14:00
AT 1714D, /%%% IA CONDUCTED A RAID TO KILL OR DETAIN AIF %%%. RESULTS OF RAID: 5X DETAINEES, STOLEN %%% DEVICES, MONEY MAKING MACHINES, AND 31X ARTIFACTSRECOVERED. ARTIFACTS WERE STOLEN FROM THE BAGHDAD MUSEUM. NO Coalition ForcesINJ/DAM
(FRIENDLY ACTION) DETAIN Report - : %%% UE DET
2009-07-08 19:00:00
***%%% NATION REPORT***
****CONFIRMED BY Coalition Forces*****
*****LATE REPORT*****
*EXCEPTIONAL INFORMATION*
MND-%%% EVENT (%%%)
UNIT: /%%% ABN
WHO: - %%%
WHAT: CACHE
WHEN: %%%
WHERE:
: %%%
CLOSEST ISF/SoI Check Point(%%%):
Check Point NUMBER:
UNIT:
GRID LOCATION:
DISTANCE AND DIRECTION:
TIMELINE:
: -%%% CONDUCTED A UNILATERAL %%% DRIVEN RAID TO CAPTURE -%%%. SUSPECT WAS DETAINED WITH 6X GUARDIAN DEVICES IN HIS HOME AND 2X ARTIFACTS. INFORMATION WASGATHERED THROUGH THE FLEXIBLE MAINTENANCE WORKER PROGRAM IN %%%. HHC/-%%% AND -- %%% REFINED THE INFORMATION FROM THE %%% AND PASSED TO HIGHER HQ FOR ABrigade LEVEL OPERATION. %%% RECEIVED PERMISSION TO ENTER %%% CITY FROM MAJOR GENERAL , %%% ISF PARTNERSHIP AND COORDINATION. THE SYSTEMS WERE IN Coalition ForcesHANDS BY %%%.
CACHE ROLL-UP:
%%% X ENEMY DETAINED
2X GUARDIAN SYSTEMS
2X ARTIFACTS
1X PISTOL
1X BODY ARMOR VEST
GUARDIAN TRANSMITTER SERIAL NUMBERS:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND: %%%
Explosive Ordnance Disposal [bomb defuser] ASSESSMENT: %%%/A
S2 ASSESSMENT:
%%% AN Facility protection service GUARD AT BIAP WHO HAS PRIOR REPORTING OF BEING CORRUPT AND A MEMBER OF %%%. WE BELIEVE %%% GUARDIAN SYSTEMS FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS GOING TO USE %%% THE DEVICES TO SOMEONE IN %%%. FURTHER TQ AND INTERROGATION OF %%% THE OTHER MEMBERS INVOLVED WITH THE THEFT OF THIS SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT.
SUMMARY:
%%% X CACHE
%%% X ARREST
%%% X INJ
%%% X DMG
//CLOSED// %%%
****CONFIRMED BY Coalition Forces*****
*****LATE REPORT*****
*EXCEPTIONAL INFORMATION*
MND-%%% EVENT (%%%)
UNIT: /%%% ABN
WHO: - %%%
WHAT: CACHE
WHEN: %%%
WHERE:
: %%%
CLOSEST ISF/SoI Check Point(%%%):
Check Point NUMBER:
UNIT:
GRID LOCATION:
DISTANCE AND DIRECTION:
TIMELINE:
: -%%% CONDUCTED A UNILATERAL %%% DRIVEN RAID TO CAPTURE -%%%. SUSPECT WAS DETAINED WITH 6X GUARDIAN DEVICES IN HIS HOME AND 2X ARTIFACTS. INFORMATION WASGATHERED THROUGH THE FLEXIBLE MAINTENANCE WORKER PROGRAM IN %%%. HHC/-%%% AND -- %%% REFINED THE INFORMATION FROM THE %%% AND PASSED TO HIGHER HQ FOR ABrigade LEVEL OPERATION. %%% RECEIVED PERMISSION TO ENTER %%% CITY FROM MAJOR GENERAL , %%% ISF PARTNERSHIP AND COORDINATION. THE SYSTEMS WERE IN Coalition ForcesHANDS BY %%%.
CACHE ROLL-UP:
%%% X ENEMY DETAINED
2X GUARDIAN SYSTEMS
2X ARTIFACTS
1X PISTOL
1X BODY ARMOR VEST
GUARDIAN TRANSMITTER SERIAL NUMBERS:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND:
%%% BAND: %%%
Explosive Ordnance Disposal [bomb defuser] ASSESSMENT: %%%/A
S2 ASSESSMENT:
%%% AN Facility protection service GUARD AT BIAP WHO HAS PRIOR REPORTING OF BEING CORRUPT AND A MEMBER OF %%%. WE BELIEVE %%% GUARDIAN SYSTEMS FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS GOING TO USE %%% THE DEVICES TO SOMEONE IN %%%. FURTHER TQ AND INTERROGATION OF %%% THE OTHER MEMBERS INVOLVED WITH THE THEFT OF THIS SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT.
SUMMARY:
%%% X CACHE
%%% X ARREST
%%% X INJ
%%% X DMG
//CLOSED// %%%
(FRIENDLY ACTION) RAID Report %%% AD DIN OPS/ : %%% UE DET
2008-07-03 15:00:00
THE ISF RAIDED THE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN %%% AREA, '%%% HOUSE WAS RAIDED AND THEY FOUND SOME ANTIQUES, THEY ALSO CAPTURED THE FOLLOWING :
%%%
AND THE ALSO SEIZED ONE MILLION ID AND .%%%
%%%
AND THE ALSO SEIZED ONE MILLION ID AND .%%%
(FRIENDLY ACTION) CACHE FOUND/CLEARED Report KARBALA OPS/ : %%% INJ/DAM
2008-11-02 04:45:00
THE SECURITY FROM THE ESTABLISHMENTS PROTECTION AND THE ANTIQUITIES PROTECTION FOUND AND CLEARED:
- 16X 60MM MORTAR ROUNDS
- 15X CONTAINERS OF %%%.5MM ROUNDS FOR MACHINE GUN
- 1X 122MM %%% ROUND
- 3X %%% PROPELLING CHARGES
- 1X 120MM MORTAR ROUND
- 16X 60MM MORTAR ROUNDS
- 15X CONTAINERS OF %%%.5MM ROUNDS FOR MACHINE GUN
- 1X 122MM %%% ROUND
- 3X %%% PROPELLING CHARGES
- 1X 120MM MORTAR ROUND
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