Early July 2003, UNESCO revealed that looting was still happening at sites across the country.[31] Other military services such as Japanese and Dutch troops offered assistance but were ignored.[31] On July 8, a new security guard force known as the Iraqi Facility Protection Service (FPS) was established to protect sites all around the country in co-operation with the US military.[32] A week later, the State Department announced it was forming a group to assist in the rebuilding of Iraq's cultural heritage.[32]