On 12 Nov 2015 at 11 pm Russian warplanes carried out an airstrike on the archaeological site of Ebla. The missiles struck the east side of the acropolis causing some damage and left a hole in the acropolis slope. The Day After Heritage Protection Initiative (TDA-HPI) site monitors team in conjunct...

On the 24th of December 2015, a site monitor visit was carried out at the Grand Mosque in the city of Saraqib. The Great Mosque in Saraqib originally dates back to the Ottoman period (circa 1850) and was rebuilt in 1985 on the same Ottoman foundations. The mosque was recently targeted by a Ru...

On 02/25/2016 at 9.30 AM, the Russian air force carried out five air strikes targeting the eastern side of the archeological site of Ebla. Another five air strikes were carried out the next day on Friday 2/26/2016 at 3.30 pm causing serious damage to the western and southern sides of the archeologic...

The site of Batrasa is located right next to Majaliya. One of the site’s most prominent features is a building known as the Sculptor’s Dwelling or (Maskan Al-Nahhat). Part of that building is carved out of the limestone rocks with distinctive decorative carvings on the inner walls. Archa...

The mosque is located on the southwest side of the Aleppo citadel, in the heart of the old city. It was called al-Adiliah because of its proximity to the House of Justice (Al Adiliah House). The mosque was built between 1555-1557, by Mohammed Pasha, during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, and...

On Monday, 06/15/2015 at 10:35, the museum of Ma’arat al-Nu’man, located within Khan Murad Pasha, was hit by an airstrike. The museum contains an important mosaic collection from the nearby Dead Cities, which are designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The museum is composed of fou...