On 20 September 2019, opposition news outlet “Nedaa’ Syria” published a video[1] highlighting a live-fire training exercise undertaken by a special force’s unit of the National Front for Liberation (NLF). …
Syrian Archeology
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Opposition and Regime Forces Took Turns Looting Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, Jobar
Syria’s rich tapestry of cultural heritage has been ripped to shreds in the severe circumstances during the years of conflict, as several cultural, historical and archaeological sites in Syria were …
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The scale of random illegal excavations increased recently in many areas in the province of Hama. Some civilians formed their own groups to dig for artifacts. The excavation groups started …
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More than 500 pot-hunters were given the green light for conducting excavations in Kafriya and al-Fu'ah villages, Idlib countryside, during August 2018, after being taken over by armed opposition and …
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Human Rights Journalism
Turkistan Islamic Party Sweeps the Archaeological site of Tell Qaraqur in Sahl al-Ghab
by wael.mThe “Turkistan Islamic Party” completed razing the archaeological site of Tell Qaraqur located south of Jisr al-Shughur and on the northern entrance of Sahl al-Ghab, local sources from inside Jisr …
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Commentaries & Dispatches
The Impact of the Current Situation on the Archaeological Sites of Daraa/Syria
by wael.mDaraa is a province in the southwestern Syria, located north of the border with Jordan, the Syrian Qunitra Governorate from the west, Sweida Province from the east, and Damascus province …