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| "The oasis where the Temple of Bel stands"/ Istanbul Archaeological Museum |
On Sunday, April 1, SANA, the Syrian Arab News Agency, reported "Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums: World Heritage Sites in Syria Suffered Attacks by Terrorists".
On the same day, CBS News Correspondent Clarrisa War reported that U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with delegates from 70 countries at a meeting in Istanbul to "support the opposition" [or what the Syrian government calls "terrorists"] to the government of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. CBS News has reported that the U. S. pledges $12 million to Syria's rebels and reports that the Syrian Regime won't back down.
According to Bloomberg News today, a "United Nations team is headed to Damascas to discuss deploying unarmed peacekeepers after the Syrian president agreed to an April 10 cease-fire."
According to SANA's online report, the world heritage sites in Damascus (the Ancient City of Damascus), Aleppo, Old Bosra, Palmyra, Citadel of Saladin, and Crac des Chevaliers were "targeted by the terrorist groups."
Palmyra also has a sacred site, The Temple of Bel, in honor of the Babylonian god Bel-Marduk.
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| "The oasis where the Temple of Bel stands"/ Istanbul Archaeological Museum |
On Sunday, April 1, SANA, the Syrian Arab News Agency, reported "Directorate-General for Antiquities and Museums: World Heritage Sites in Syria Suffered Attacks by Terrorists".
On the same day, CBS News Correspondent Clarrisa War reported that U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with delegates from 70 countries at a meeting in Istanbul to "support the opposition" [or what the Syrian government calls "terrorists"] to the government of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. CBS News has reported that the U. S. pledges $12 million to Syria's rebels and reports that the Syrian Regime won't back down.
According to Bloomberg News today, a "United Nations team is headed to Damascas to discuss deploying unarmed peacekeepers after the Syrian president agreed to an April 10 cease-fire."
According to SANA's online report, the world heritage sites in Damascus (the Ancient City of Damascus), Aleppo, Old Bosra, Palmyra, Citadel of Saladin, and Crac des Chevaliers were "targeted by the terrorist groups."
Palmyra also has a sacred site, The Temple of Bel, in honor of the Babylonian god Bel-Marduk.
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