Unrest in Syria: Irreparable damage to world's most precious heritage sites | ummid.com

Unrest in Syria: Irreparable damage to world's most precious heritage sites | ummid.com
The Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque, named after one of the greatest generals in history, known as The Drawn Sword of God, whose tomb it houses, has been shelled and badly damaged. Artefacts have been removed from galleries, hidden in cellars and taken to secure locations but an organisation that lacked funds even in peacetime is struggling now.