Dommages à l'héritage de la Syrie – 15 Mars 2016

• The Expressen offers hidden camera footage of destruction at Palmyra sur Février 24 2016, disponible ici.
• Sur Mars 10 2016 the Association of the Protection of Syrian Archaeology released photos and a video showing the bombing of the archaeological site in Palmyra by the Russian Air Forces. Les voir ici. This was also picked up the in Les fois (subscription only, but the text is available via our Facebook page).

Sur Février 24 the DGAM thanked the local communities in Qamishli for helping to recover looted antiquities. See the DGAM report ici, and other reports ici et ici.

A recent international conference held by ARCA in London on February 27 2016 aimed to identify the truth about the Daesh’s illicit trade in antiquities. See coverage in the Art Newspaper ici.

French art police are on the hunt for stolen antiquities, as an article in Worldcrunch reports on March 7 2016 ici.

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• The DGAM participated in the INTERPOL Experts Group on Stolen Cultural Property on March 8 et 9 2016 in Lyon. Voir les détails ici.
• The DGAM participated in the ICOMOS colloquium on post-trauma reconstruction in Paris on March 4 2016. Pour plus d'informations, voir ici.

Sur Février 24 the DGAM announced that it has created 3D models of the Mosquée des Omeyyades et Ugarit, developed in collaboration with ICONEM.

Sur 14 March the DGAM announced ici that it has created 3D models of Jableh, disponible , developed in collaboration with ICONEM.

For *AMAZINGLY COOL* videos of the models see ici.

For a news article on these efforts from March 14 2016 voir this story.

The work of Syrian Amr al-Azm is featured on March 8 2016 à Good Magazine ici.

The Guardian on March 2 206 looks at the work of Syrian refugees in creating artwork based on threatened or destroyed Syrian cultural heritage. See the article and photographs ici.

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The UN Special Rapporteur for cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, sur Mars 4 2016 declared that a people’s cultural heritage is indivisible from their rights, and that the destruction of heritage is a violation of those rights.”When cultural heritage is under attack, human rights are under attack,” she said. See the full statement on the UN Human Rights website ici, and find more on the UN News Centre ici.

• A new book by Franklin Lamb entitled “Syria’s Endangered Heritage” is now available. Pour plus d'informations, voir ici.
• The current edition of the International Journal of Cultural Property includes an article entitled “The Destruction of Cultural Property in the Syrian Conflict: Legal Implications and Obligations”, and is co-authored by HFP’s Dr. Emma Cunliffe. See more ici. If you can’t access the journal directly, contact Heritage pour Peace for a copy of the text.

The International Committee of the Red Cross have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UNESCO to further strengthen cooperation on the protection of cultural property during armed conflict. They have released a Q&A explaining why they have done this whilst, at the same time, pushing the various humanitarian arguments for acting on this issue.

Sur Décembre 11/12 2015 ASOR held a two-day conference in Washington DC discussing projects aiding cultural heritage in Syria. For podcasts and videos from the 2 hour lightening round, covering work ongoing in Syria now, voir ici. Alternatively, the UK National Committee of the Blue Shield has made available a quicker PDF transcript of the conference, qui peut être trouvé ici.

UNESCO is collaborating with the Swiss and the French to support Syrian heritage professionals working in Syria buy supplying materials, detailed ici.

Sur Mars 9 2016 diplomates du Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord ont été accueillis par la Coalition des Antiquités et de l'Institut du Moyen-Orient à Washington DC à la culture discus sous la menace, detailed ici.

Rapport ASOR culturel Initiatives du patrimoine hebdomadaire 79-80 (Février 3, 2016 - Février 16, 2016) a été écrit ici.

Les points clés de ce rapport:

• Des photographies récentes et de la vidéo de la citadelle d'Alep montrent la gravité des dommages causés à la zone (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0018).
• La Journée Initiative de protection du patrimoine Après produit un rapport sur les dommages causés à la mosquée Al Adiliah situé au sud-ouest de la Citadelle d'Alep (Annexé Rapport TDA).
• frappes aériennes russes endommagent la mosquée al-Hamza dans Anadan, Aleppo Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0019).
• SARG frappes aériennes endommager la mosquée Sidiq à Palmyra, Homs Gouvernorat (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0020).
• Le Centre Culturel Raqqa à Raqqa Gouvernorat touchés par des frappes aériennes (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0021).
• bombardement dommages russes la Mosquée Al-Khayrat à Alep (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0022).
• DGAM shows evidence of damage to Qalaat Saladin in Latakia Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0023).
• SARG airstrikes damage the al-Farooq Mosque in Masqan (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0024) and the Al-Kabir Mosque in Hayyan (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0025) in Aleppo Governorate.
• SARG missiles allegedly damage columns in the Roman theater in Palmyra, Homs Gouvernorat (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0026).
• DigitalGlobe imagery shows Nineveh (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident IHI 15-0097 METTRE À JOUR) and the Nebi Yunus Mosque Complex (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident IHI 16-0004) in Mosul further damaged by development.
• SARG airstrikes damage the Al-Nasr Mosque in Gharnata, Homs Gouvernorat (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0027).
• SARG bombardment damages the Abu Bakr al-Sideiq in Kafr Zaita, Hama Gouvernorat (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0028).
• The Day After Heritage Protection Initiative produced two reports on the archaeological site of Apamea, Idlib Governorate (Annexé Rapport TDA).

ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives Weekly Report 77–78 (Janvier 20, 2016 - Février 2, 2016) a été écrit ici.

Les points clés de ce rapport:

• An intentional fire caused extensive damage to Imam Hassan Shrine in the district of Laylan, southeast of the city of Kirkuk, Kirkuk Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident IHI 16-0003).
• Russian airstrikes damaged the interior of Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Bayanoun Town in Aleppo Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0002).
• Suspected Russian airstrikes damaged Al Nour Mosque in the town of Al Boleel, Deir ez-Zor Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0012).
• DGAM reported structural damage to the Daraa National Museum caused by mortar shells fired by armed groups (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0013).
• Regime and Russian airstrikes cause damage to Hinni Mosque in the Old City of Raqqa, Raqqa Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0014).
• Russian airstrikes damaged Abu Bakr Al Sedeiq Mosque in the city of Al Bab, Aleppo Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0015).
• Regime airstrikes caused damage to five columns in the archaeological site of Palmyra, Homs Gouvernorat (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0016).
• ISIL carried out three bombings near the Sayyida Zeinab Shrine, Damascus Governorate, causing no reported damage (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0017).
• The Day After Heritage Protection Initiative produced two reports on the Al-Ma’aara Museum and the Citadel in the city of Ma’arat al-Numan, Idlib Governorate (Appended TDA Reports).

ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives Weekly Report 75–76 (Janvier 6, 2016 - Janvier 19, 2016) a été écrit ici.

Les points clés de ce rapport:

• Shia militias attacked several Sunni mosques in the city of Muqdadiya, Diyala Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident IHI 16-0002).
• Russian airstrikes damaged the interior of Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Bayanoun Town in Aleppo Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0002).
• Suspected Russian airstrikes damaged two mosques in Aleppo city including the Abdullah bin Abbas Mosque and the Agha Jaq Mosque (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0003).
• DGAM reported illegal excavation, pillages, and illegal construction in Quneitra Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0004).
• Regime airstrikes damaged the Aisha Mosque in the city of Deir ez-Zor (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0005).
• Regime shelling severely damaged Al Hadi Mosque in Babeis Town in Aleppo Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0006).
• Suspected Russian airstrikes damaged al-Kabir Mosque in Mu’arrassat al Khan Town in Aleppo Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0007).
• Regime airstrikes targeted Al Kabir Mosque in Al Mouzra village in Idlib Governorate, causing severe damage (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident IHI 15-0008).
• Regime warplanes fired missiles on al-Kabir Mosque in Deir al-Asafir village in Damascus Governorate, causing severe damage (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 16-0009).
• Regime shelling damaged an unidentified mosque in Zamalka in Damascus Governorate (ASOR CHI Rapport d'incident SHI 15-0010).
• Opposition forces shelled the First Armenian Evangelical Church of Emmanuel in Azizeyah Neighborhood in Aleppo City in Aleppo Governorate, causing severe damage (ASOR CHI Incident Report 16-0011).

Sur Février 24 2016 The Atlantic Council gives an overview of international actions to save Syrian antiquities ici.

The American National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is calling for applications of grants, for projects dealing with research addressing ‘imperiled cultural heritage’. Contact the Division of Preservation and Access:preservation@neh.gov.

• Le must-read article – sur 12 Mars 2016 the ARCA blog looks at journalist ethics on the reporting of cultural heritage destruction, and how old stories are recycled as new. Voir ici.
• Also well worth listening to – the BBC has launched a new series called The Museum of Lost Objects, examining cultural heritage destroyed in Syria and Iraq. Voir ici for an overview of the series and a discussion of the Temple of Bel.
• Artist Morehshin Allahyari and his colleagues have created 3D versions of destroyed objects that can be downloaded for printing. See the brief article in the Observer from February 17 2016 ici.
• An oped republished in the Chicago Herald Tribune on March 12 2016 sees the current case involving Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi as a test case for prosecuting those responsible for the destruction of cultural heritage. Lis le ici.
• In Counterpunch on March 9 2016, Franklin Lamb weighs in on the likely positive consequences of the Syrian truce for heritage conservation ici.
• Professors from the University of Texas at Austin discuss Daesh on March 1 2016 in the Austin Chronicle ici.
• British historian Simon Schama looks at iconoclasm in the Middle East for BBC Radio 4 sur Février 28 2016 in a program called “The Obliterators.” Hear it ici and see the review of the program on The Independent ici .
• NPR interviews reporter James Harkin about covering the destruction of archaeological heritage in Syria ici. (see Harkin’s piece in the Smithsonian Magazine from our previous newsletter ici).
• The New York Times on March 11 2016 examines international efforts to fight looting and the illicit trade in antiquities ici. See also Cet article by the same author, covering similar ground.