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This is a list of heritage sites that were damaged or destroyed during the Syrian Civil War. Damage has been caused to numerous historic buildings, tell mounds and archaeological locations, including all six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country. [1] Destructive effects of the conflict are caused by shelling, looting and rebel occupation.
During the night, rebels announced that a "group" of senior government officials and military officers in Damascus were preparing to defect to the opposition. [51] That same night, the Sednaya prison was captured and its inmates freed. [9] Pro-government Sham FM radio reported that Damascus airport had been evacuated and all flights halted. [45]
The tourism industry in Damascus has a lot of potential, however, the civil war has hampered these prospects. The abundance of cultural wealth in Damascus has been modestly employed since the late 1980s with the development of many accommodation and transportation establishments and other related investments. [4]
Al Jolani told CNN last week that Christians, Druze and other minorities were “safe” and that in Aleppo, which the rebels took just days before Damascus, “churches and homes” had been ...
ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew visits Jobar – north of Damascus – which was devastated by some of the fiercest battles of the civil war. She meets residents returning home for the first time in more ...
An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing at least five Iranians, Syrian and Iranian state media reported.
In 2007, the Old City of Damascus and notably the district of Bab Tuma have been recognized by The World Monument Fund as one of the most endangered sites in the world. [19] In October 2010, Global Heritage Fund named Damascus one of 12 cultural heritage sites most "on the verge" of irreparable loss and destruction. [20]
Israeli forces also destroyed the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center in Damascus, a key facility thought to be testing and operating the country's covert chemical and biological weapons ...