ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives (CHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria and Iraq1
ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives (CHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria and Iraq1 S-IZ-100-17-CA021 February 2018 Monthly Report — February 1–28, 2018 Michael D. Danti, Marina Gabriel, Susan Penacho, William Raynolds, Allison Cuneo, Kyra Kaercher, Darren Ashby, Gwendolyn Kristy, Jamie O’Connell, Nour Halabi Report coordinated by: Marina Gabriel Table of Contents: Other Key Points 2 Military and Political Context 4 Incident Reports: Syria 12 Incident Reports: Iraq 88 Incident Reports: Libya 116 Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Analysis 149 SNHR Vital Facilities Report 154 Heritage Timeline 155 1 This report is based on research conducted by the “Cultural Preservation Initiative: Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria and Iraq.” Weekly reports reflect reporting from a variety of sources and may contain unverified material. As such, they should be treated as preliminary and subject to change. 1 Other Key Points Syria ● Aleppo Governorate ○ Military construction encroached on the archaeological site of Tekla in Jebel Semaan, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 17-0212 UPDATE ○ Al-Kabir Mosque in Anadan, Aleppo Governorate collapsed due to previously sustained damage. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0037 ○ Turkish shelling damaged Martyr Seydo Cemetery in Kafr Safra, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0042 ○ Reported Turkish shelling damaged Bint Hamid Agha Mosque in Jalame, Aleppo Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0054 ● Daraa Governorate ○ Reported illegal excavation damaged Mzairib Mill in Mzairib, Daraa Governorate. ASOR CHI Incident Report SHI 18-0059 ● Deir ez-Zor Governorate ○ A religious organization reportedly changed the name of al-Omari Mosque in Deir ez-Zor, Deir ez-Zor Governorate.
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