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