Iraqi workers are seen on August 06, 2009 at the Assyrian hall of the National Museum in centeral Baghdad with monuments dating back to the period between the 15th and 7th centuries BC. The National Museum, known as the “cradle of civilization” museum, reopened at the end of February 2009 after its ancient treasures were looted in the chaotic aftermath of the US-led invasion in 2003. AFP PHOTO / ALI AL-SAADI

