El daño a la herencia de Siria – 06 Septiembre 2016

Daños al patrimonio de Siria

6 Septiembre 2016

Este boletín se presenta un resumen de los informes más recientes sobre los daños al patrimonio de Siria. Cabe destacar que muchos de estos datos no pueden ser verificados, pero se espera que va a ayudar en la documentación de los daños que ocurren, y ayudar a concienciar. Heritage for Peace have released a statement concerning their stance on data recording, disponible aquí.

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Contenido principal

Historias

Further damage documented in Aleppo
Damage in the countryside of Idlib
ASOR Weekly Report 103/4
Looting funds terror in Europe
Number of forged artefacts rising
DGAM participates in Edinburgh Cultural Summit
Fulbright scholarship available for cultural heritage preservation – Deadline 17 Octubre
Cultural Summit held in Edinburgh
Free Online Lecture – Humanitarian Law and Policy – Protection of Heritage
Cultural heritage destruction considered war crime by ICC
Antiquities Coalition webpage in Arabic

Nuevo de Patrimonio para la Paz

Ninguno

Actualizaciones en Daños

Damaged building in Aleppo. Foto copyright: DGAM

Further damage documented in Aleppo

On August 20 the DGAM provides an update on damage to Beit Ghazaleh y Beit Ashiqbash en Aleppo. Historic 18th century buildings have been severely damaged. See photographs aquí.

Illegal excavation in Idlib region. Foto copyright: DGAM

Damage in the countryside of Idlib

On August 17 the DGAM provides an update on damage to a number of sites in the countryside around Idlib, several of which are part of the World Heritage site, Antiguas aldeas del norte de Siria. See details and photos aquí.

ASOR Weekly Report 103/4

ASOR has released its CHI Weekly Report 103/4 (Julio 20 2016 – Agosto 2 2016). Key points include:

Construction of a multi-lane road and irrigation trench through a section of the ancient site of Nineveh in ISIL-occupied Mosul was completed in June 2016 (ASOR CHI Incidente IHI 15-0097 ACTUALIZAR).
New looting tunnels have been identified at the site of Nineveh using DigitalGlobe satellite imagery (ASOR CHI Incidente IHI 16-0010 ACTUALIZAR).
Iraqi Government airstrikes reportedly damaged several mosques in Fallujah, al-Anbar Governorate between 2014 y 2016, before the start of the campaign to retake the city from ISIL militants in May 2016 (ASOR CHI Incidente IHI 16-0024).
Iraqi Government airstrikes allegedly destroyed al-Habib Muhammad Mosque in Hit District, al-Anbar (ASOR CHI Incidente IHI 16-0025).
Local activist groups published new photographs of damage to al-Fatah Mosque in Manbij, Aleppo (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0104 ACTUALIZAR).
Local activist published new videos of damage to a cemetery and mosque in Kafr Hamra, Alepo gobernación (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0108 ACTUALIZAR).
An ARA News article provided more details of the July 17-18, 2016 attack on Mar Sharbel Syrian Orthodox Church in the village of al-Witwitiyah, al-Hasakah Governorate (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0108 ACTUALIZAR).
A Russian airstrike allegedly damaged Musaib bin Umeer Mosque in al-Tabqa, Raqqa gobernación (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0111).
SARG and Russian airstrikes allegedly damaged seven mosques in the city of Idlib on July 22, 2016 (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0112).
A SARG helicopter allegedly dropped a barrel bomb on a mosque and rocket-propelled grenades damaged a second mosque in the city of Aleppo (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0113).
The DGAM reported severe damage to the entrance of the Aleppo Museum in the city of Aleppo (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0114).
A SARG airstrike allegedly damaged Aqil ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the suburbs of Damascus (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0115).
Mortar fire allegedly originating from opposition territory struck and damaged a restaurant located in an historic building in the Old City of Damascus (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0116).
Two ISIL suicide bombings damaged Qasemo Mosque in al-Qamishli, al-Hasakah Governorate (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0117).
A SARG airstrike allegedly damaged al-Sheikh Khalil Mosque in the city of Daraa (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0118).
SARG airstrikes reportedly hit the Byzantine site of Shinsharah in Idlib Governorate, causing unknown damage (ASOR CHI Incidente SHI 16-0119).

Ver el informe completo aquí.

Actualizaciones en saqueo

Looting funds terror in Europe

Looting helps fund European militants, reports the WSJ on August 25, especially from materials trafficked through Belgium. See the article aquí.

Number of forged artefacts rising

El Director General de la DGAM, Maamoun Abdulkarim, suggests that over two-thirds of intercepted artefacts in Syria and Lebanon are forgeries. Read the article in The Art Newspaper aquí.

Patrimonio Inmaterial

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Reports and Updates from the Syrian People

DGAM participates in Edinburgh Cultural Summit

The DGAM reports on the participation of Dr. Maamoun Abdulkarim in the Edinburgh Cultural Summit (24-26 Agosto 2016) en su página web aquí. More information on the summit is below.

Los cambios de política y actualizaciones de Siria

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Actividad Internacional

Fulbright scholarship available for cultural heritage preservation – Deadline 17 Octubre

The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence program for 2017/18 “offers additional grant opportunities for all U.S. colleges and universities to apply to host scholars or professionals in Cultural Heritage Protection and Preservation from Morocco, Túnez, Algeria, Libya or Iraq.” For more information, ver aquí. Apply aquí.

Cultural Summit held in Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Cultural Summit wrapped up on August 26, and was attended by the Director-General of the DGAM, Maamoun Abdulkarim. See the report on the summit from the Edinburgh Reporter aquí.
Edinburgh World Heritage has offered to help the DGAM with restoration of damaged sites in Syria. Ver aquí y aquí for details.

Free Online Lecture – Humanitarian Law and Policy – Protection of Heritage

Online Learning Series on Humanitarian Law and Policy – Protection of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflicts.
Free one hour lecture – register aquí

Cultural heritage destruction considered war crime by ICC

The Huffington Post reports on the ramifications of the ICC case against the Islamist Ahmad al-Faqi al-Madi on August 22 aquí.
See also coverage in the Korea Times aquí, and the Telegram aquí. Mohammed Adam writes a pieces praising the decision aquí for the Ottowa Citizen.

Antiquities Coalition webpage in Arabic

The Antiquities Coalition have launched their webpage in Arabic
‏يسرنا أن نعلن عن إطلاق الصفحة العربية الجديدة على شبكة الإنترنت لدينا ⁦‪https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/التحالف-للاثار/

Noticias Actualizaciones
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BBC audio podcast: Newshour extra – What is the Cost of Preserving the Past? Saturday 27 Agosto. Available aquí.
Interesting discussion (about half way down, after more coverage of the ICC trial) on steps taken in the past to protect heritage, and their relative successes, on why they are destroyed, and on military necessity in al-Jazeera aquí.
The Sydney Morning Herald looks at ‘Protecting antiquities in Syria and Libya from Islamic State', and interviews Maamoun Abdulkarim, aquí.
Sapiens discusses ‘the Problem with Heritage‘ and why it’s important to protect it, aquí.
Charged Affairs discusses the need for Monuments Men in Iraq and Syria, in the original sense of a military unit, aquí.

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