Artnet

Turkish Forces Nearly Destroy the Ancient Syrian Temple of Ain Dara

The devastating attack on the Iron Age complex is being compared to ISIS's destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra. A picture taken on January 29, 2018 shows destruction at the ancient temple of ...
Hyperallergic

Iron Age Temple in Syria Devastated by Turkish Air Raids

Temple complex of Ain Dara, photographed after being hit by Turkish air strikes (image courtesy the Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums) Air raids by Turkish warplanes on the Kurdish ...
The Art Newspaper

'A loss as great as Palmyra': Syrian temple of Ain Dara severely damaged by Turkish forces

A Turkish air strike on the Iron Age temple of Ain Dara, in north-west Syria, has caused severe damage to its carved basalt lions and winged sphinxes. On around 22 January the Hittite temple, nearly 3 ...
TASS

Syria warns Turkey’s assault on Afrin threatens historic Iron Age temple

MOSCOW, January 29. /TASS/. Military operations near Afrin (65 km away from Aleppo) threatens to destroy a unique historical monument from the Syro-Hittite civilization - the Temple of Ishtar, Syria’s ...