MESOP IT’S ALL GONE FOREVER : Damage to Syria’s cultural heritage (lists and maps); belated rescue attempts
Cultural lossess in Syria in each governarate
Initial Damage to Syrian Cultural heritage as compiled by The Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums in Damascus. Please note that this assessment might not have been able to cover the whole story as those parts of Syria under the rebels control might not be very accessible to DGAM: https://www.facebook.com/turath.athari.syria?hc_location=timeline 
The International efforts, even several independent efforts to attempt saving Syria’s cultural heritage have met so far with two obstacles or in better words have achieved, in my opinion, modest successes for the following reasons:
1. The party attending the conference is the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums, a cultural institution funded and supervised by the Syrian Government. All International efforts are directed through it. This is inadequate and a failure to address the realities of the situation.
2. The Syrian NGOS for the protection of Syrian cultural heritage in the freed areas of Syria under different rebel authorities are not invited or contacted. They are the groups which can liaise with rebels and fighters, not to mention that they have been heroically trying to save what can be saved, in addition to exerting very valuable efforts in attempting to document, keep records, compile banks of archival images, documents, records and videos.Under The Antiquities Department of The Council of the The Free Governarate of Aleppo,for instance, several attempts were made to protect important fragile objects and parts of important buildings.
3. Training in how to protect antiquities, heritage sites, artifacts and museum collections should be arranged when possible and offered to archaeological trainees living in the freed areas.
Syrian NGO and Facebook sites
Protect Syrian Archaeology حماية الآثار السورية http://www.apsa2011.com/index.php/en/
Le patrimoine archéologique syrien en danger الآثار السورية في خطر
Aleppo Archaeology https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aleppo-Archaeology/459668177425042 Rescue the Old City of Aleppo https://www.facebook.com/rescue.aleppo Aleppo NationalArchivehttps://www.facebook.com/pages/%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A/403586466412482 The Antiquities Department of The Council of the The Free Governate of Aleppo شعبة الآثار _ مجلس محافظة حلب الحرة https://www.facebook.com/Department.Archaeology?fref=photo
International and heritage sites interested in Syria and Conferences held recently t0 discuss damage to Syria’s cultural heritage.