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Valuable Statues Removed from Syria's National Museum in Damascus
Ancient statues and cultural objects have been stolen from Syria's National Museum in the capital, sources confirm.
The robbery was discovered on Monday, when employees reportedly found that an entrance had been forced from the interior.
The six missing statues were marble creations and originated to the Roman era, one official informed the Associated Press.
Cultural heritage officials said it had opened an investigation to identify the "details surrounding the loss of a collection of exhibits", and that actions had been implemented to improve protection and observation methods.
The chief of internal security in the capital area, General Osama Atkeh, was cited by the government press as stating that law enforcement were examining the robbery, which he said had focused on several "ancient sculptures and valuable objects".
He noted that guards at the facility and other individuals were being interviewed.
The cultural institution, which was created in 1919, holds the primary cultural treasures in the country.
It includes clay cuneiform tablets tracing back to the Bronze Age from an ancient city, where indications of the oldest known complete alphabet was uncovered; Greco-Roman period Greco-Roman sculptures from Palmyra, a significant ancient sites of the ancient world; and a ancient Jewish temple that was constructed at an ancient location.
The institution was compelled to shut in 2012, a year after the outbreak of the devastating civil war. Most of the artifacts was removed and preserved at undisclosed sites to ensure their safety.
It partially resumed in 2018 and resumed full operations in January 2025, four weeks after insurgents removed President Bashar al-Assad.
Every one of Syria's Unesco World Heritage sites were harmed or partly ruined during the civil war.
The militant faction demolished multiple temples and additional edifices at the ancient city, stating that they were un-Islamic. The cultural organization censured the destruction as a war crime.
Countless historical objects were also lost or taken from archaeological sites and cultural institutions.
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