A recent article in the NY Times about the devastation of Syria’s historical treasures. TELL MARDIKH, Syria — Ali Shibleh crawled through a two-foot-high tunnel until reaching a slightly larger subterranean space. He swung his flashlight’s beam into the dark. A fighter opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, Mr. Shibleh was roaming beneath Ebla, an...
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Syria Update, September 9, 2012
Syria Update, September 9, 2012 (Institute of Middle Eastern, Islamic, and Strategic Studies. By Sherifa Zuhur) by sherifazuhur Syria Update September 9 (Institute of Middle Eastern, Islamic and Strategic Studies. By Sherifa Zuhur) Current death toll: more than 90. Yesterday’s death toll: 178. Syrian women refugees including young girls are being exploited under the guise...