WEEKLY & MONTHLY REPORTS (2018)
December 2018 Monthly Report
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• Syrian-opposition forces militarized an archaeological site in Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0173
• Satellite imagery revealed ongoing expansions of illegal excavations at Apamea, Hama Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0174
• An Iraqi airstrike damaged a mosque in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0177
• Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army members vandalized a cemetery in Tell Qurbê, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0178
• The condition of a historic mosque deteriorated due to lack of maintenance in Raqqa, Raqqa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0185
November 2018 Monthly Report
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• New video footage showed damage to archaeological tells in Achbach, Raqqa Governorate.ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0145
• New photographs detailed the reconstruction of the Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque in Homs, Homs Governorate. ASOR CHI Heritage Response Report SHI 18-0148
• Reported SARG aerial bombardment damaged a mosque in Qatra, Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0150
• Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army members reportedly vandalized an Alawite shrine in Mobata, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0151
• Funding from ASOR CHI helped sponsor the restoration of a brickyard in order to facilitate stabilization projects in the city of Raqqa, Raqqa Governorate. ASOR CHI Heritage Response Report SHI 18-0152
October 2018 Monthly Report
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• Illegal excavation continues at the archaeological site of Cyrrhus in Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0090 UPDATE
• A US-led Coalition airstrike destroyed Ammar bin Yasser Mosque in Albu-Badran Neighborhood, al-Susah, Deir ez-Zor Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-012
• Illegal excavations were reported at Shash Hamdan, a Roman tomb in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0124
• Illegal excavation exposed a Late Roman Mausoleum in Kafr Aleen, Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0128
• Cleaning efforts have begun at the National Museum of Aleppo in Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Heritage Response Report SHI 18-0130
September 2018 Monthly Report
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• A suspected Russian airstrike destroyed a mosque in Hasraya Village, Hama Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0135
• Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army forces vandalized and reused the Statue of the Nowruz Flame in Afrin, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0136
• Reconstruction work continues at the al-Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Heritage Response Report SHI 18-0137
• A third stage of reconstruction work took place at the ancient site of Tell Beydar, Hasakah Governorate. ASOR CHI Heritage Response Report SHI 18-0140
August 2018 Monthly Report
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• Turkish-backed forces reportedly intentionally destroyed the Martyr Avesta Xabur Shrine and Cemetery in Afrin, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0158
• Damage and looting was reported at Tal al-Ashari in Daraa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0155
• Three tombs were discovered in the Middle Euphrates Valley in the Raqqa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0156
• International Coalition warplanes hit the Khaled bin al-Walid Mosque in al-Marashda, Deir ez-Zor Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0157
July 2018 Monthly Report
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• Syrian regime warplanes reportedly fired missiles on the Roman Theater in Bosra, Daraa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0160
• The Idlib Antiquities Center carried out reconstruction at Deir Sobat in Bara, Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0162
June 2018 Monthly Report
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• Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army members militarized a cemetery and destroyed a shrine in Anqale, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0163
• Unidentified perpetrators carried out a VBIED attack near a mosque in Idlib, Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0170
• Reported SARG or Russian airstrikes damaged a mosque in al-Ghariya al-Sharqiya, Daraa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0172
May 2018 Monthly Report
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• Alleged Turkish army or Turkish-backed FSA fighters destroyed the grave of the Kurdish writer Nuri Dersimi and damaged Henan Mosque in Mesh’ale, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0116
• Reported SARG forces recaptured the Jerusalem Mosque from opposition forces in Yarmouk neighborhood, Damascus, Damascus Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0104
• Satellite imagery revealed ongoing illegal excavations at Apamea, in Qalaat al-Mudiq, Hama Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0100
• Video footage shows graffiti at the Roman Theater in Palmyra, Homs Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0117
• Satellite imagery and photographs show new damage to Tell Danit in Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0102
• Satellite imagery revealed damage to Ibrahim Khalil Mosque in Hajar al-Aswad, Rif Dimashq Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0112
• An unnamed group rebuilt the al-Juwayjati Mosque in Mosul, Ninawa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report IHI 18-0011
• Satellite imagery reveals damage to Sabha Castle in Sabha, Fezzan. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0021
April 2018 Monthly Report
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• The Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums in Syria published a new report about Mari in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 17-0224 UPDATE
• Satellite imagery reveals ongoing damage due to illegal excavations and military occupation at Ebla, Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0083
• Heavy shelling damaged Palestinian Mosque in Damascus, Damascus Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0087
• Natural impacts and lack of maintenance caused the collapse of historic buildings in Ghadames, Tripolitania. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0002 UPDATE
• Ongoing fighting in Sabha damaged the Sabha Castle in Sabha, Fezzan. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0016 UPDATE
• Thieves allegedly stole bells from the Anglican Church of Christ the King in Tripoli, Tripolitania. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0019
March 2018 Monthly Report
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• Suspected Free Syrian Army fighters reportedly vandalized a Yezidi shrine dedicated to Kara Jorna in Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0071
• Turkish and Turkish-backed forces allegedly damaged the site of Barad in Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0076
• Volunteers renovated al-Kabir Mosque in Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0078
• New photographs show damage to the Maltai Rock Reliefs (Halamata Cave) near Kifriki Village, Dohuk Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report IHI 18-0005
• ISIS militants reportedly destroyed a Sufi Shrine in Tell Hama, Kirkuk Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report IHI 18-0010
• Recent fighting damaged Sabha Castle in Sabha, Fezzan. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0016
• Stabilization and restoration work has begun in the Souq al-Baladi in Benghazi, Cyrenaica. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0018
February 2018 Monthly Report
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• Reported SARG barrel bombs severely damaged al-Nur Mosque in Eastern Ghouta, Rif Dimashq Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0057
• Reported Turkish military construction encroached on the archaeological site of Tekla in Jebel Semaan, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 17-0212 UPDATE
• Heavy machinery destroyed the Khan Hamu al-Qadu in Mosul, Ninawa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report IHI 18-0003
• New photographs show illegal excavation at Tell Huwaish near Jirnaf, Salah ad Din Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report IHI 18-0004
• An IED damaged Saad bin Obadah Mosque in Benghazi, Cyrenaica. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0007
• Reported armed extremists destroyed the Mosque of Sheikh Ahmed Barakat al-Ansari in Ajaylat, Tripolitania. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0006
January 2018 Monthly Report
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• A reported Russian airstrike damaged al-Ma’arra Museum in Ma’arat al-Numan, Idlib Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0002
• A Byzantine tomb in al-Hasakah Governorate was restored in al-Farahia, al-Hasakah Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0007
• Alleged Turkish shelling damaged Tell Ain Dara Temple in Ain Dara, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0028
• Citizens decried the condition of Birs Nimrud (ancient Borsippa) in Babil Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report IHI 18-0002
• A Christian cemetery in the Wadi ‘Ikab area was damaged in Mosul, Ninawa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report IHI 18-0001
• Heavy rains contributed to the collapse of a number of mud-brick buildings at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ghadames, Tripolitania. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0002
• The grave of Sheikh Mahdi al-Sanusi near Kufra, Cyrenaica was ransacked. ASOR CHI Incident Report LHI 18-0004