UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria. China calls on US occupation forces to stop plundering of natural resources in Syria

The World Food Program warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have soared to record highs after more than a decade of devastating conflict.

US forces send 60 truckloads of Syrian oil to Iraq

The U.S. forces sent a total of 60 truckloads of Syrian fuel to its bases in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the state-run SANA news agency reported.

Several People Arrested In Buffalo Over Looting Amid Heavy Winter Storm Across US - Police

A number of people have been arrested in the city of Buffalo in northeastern New York state after they were found looting stores amid the heavy winter storm that has been sweeping across the US, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said.

Germany hands over 22 artifacts looted by British colonists to Nigeria

Nigeria on Tuesday received 22 looted artifacts from the German government, as part of the official repatriation of 1,130 Benin bronzes taken away by European countries from the West African country over 120 years ago.

West Came to Global Preeminence Through Robbery of Other Peoples, Has No Model of Future | Farsnews Agency

The West owes its global preeminence in large part to its historic plunder of other peoples around the world, and has no model of development to offer others, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Art looted from war zones | DW Documentary

 

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 Antiquities stolen in the Middle East have resurfaced in art markets all over the world. Police have joined archaeologists in a global effort to stop criminals trafficking these priceless artefacts.

Lavrov : Western measures reason behind deterioration of humanitarian situation in Syria – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said that unilateral coercive economic measures imposed by the West on Syria and the looting of its resources by the US are the reason behind the deterioration of humanitarian situation in the country.

US-Backed Militias Continue Looting People's Assets in Northeastern Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continued to plunder civilians' properties and assets in Southeastern Hasaka.

Looted Palmyra Treasures Discovered in Geneva Warehouse

Looted artifacts from Palmyra have turned up in Switzerland, Geneva state prosecutors announced on Friday.

Syria Archeological Sites Looted 'On Industrial Scale' (UNESCO)

Archeological sites in Syria are being looted "on an industrial scale," with proceeds being used to fund Islamic State extremists, the head of UNESCO warned today.

UNESCO chief condemns destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple

UN, 24 August 2015 – Extremists “cannot silence history,” the Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, declared today, firmly condemning the destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple of Baalshamin, in Syria, a World Heritage site.

Ancient Palmyra: Islamic State Blows Up Ancient Temple

Syrian activists and the country's antiquities chief say the so-called Islamic State militant group has blown up an ancient temple in Palmyra, one of the the most historic sites in the Middle East.

ISIS destruction of heritage ‘most brutal since WWII’ (UNESCO)

ISIS extremists in Syria and Iraq are engaged in the “most brutal, systematic” destruction of ancient sites since World War II, the head of the U.N. cultural agency said Friday - a stark warning that came hours after militants demolished a monastery with ancient foundations in central Syria.

UN nations agree to action to save Iraqi cultural sites

UN member-states on Thursday declared that the destruction by jihadists of Iraqi cultural sites may amount to war crimes and agreed to take steps to curb the trade of stolen ancient artifacts.