Historic Statues Stolen from Syria's National Museum in Damascus

Museum Building — The National Museum resumed complete operations in the first month of 2025, a month after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad.

Valuable sculptures and cultural objects have been removed from Syria's National Museum in Damascus, authorities report.

The burglary was discovered on Monday, when staff apparently found that one of the museum's doors had been broken from the interior.

The half-dozen stolen sculptures were made of marble and traced back to the ancient Roman times, a source told the media outlet.

The nation's antiquities authority said it had launched a probe to determine the "details surrounding the theft of a group of exhibits", and that steps had been enacted to improve protection and surveillance.

The head of internal security in the capital area, Brig-Gen Osama Atkeh, was referenced by the state-run Sana news agency as stating that law enforcement were investigating the theft, which he said had targeted several "historical artifacts and valuable objects".

He continued that security personnel at the facility and other persons were being interviewed.

The National Museum, which was created in 1919, holds the most important archaeological collection in the country.

It contains historical records originating to the Bronze Age from historical site, where proof of the earliest writing system was discovered; early centuries CE Greco-Roman sculptures from Palmyra, a significant cultural centres of the ancient world; and a 3rd Century AD religious building that was constructed at another archaeological site.

The facility was compelled to shut in the early 2010s, twelve months after the start of the internal strife. The majority of the holdings was evacuated and kept at secure places to protect them.

It reopened partially in 2018 and resumed full operations in January 2025, one month after insurgents deposed President Bashar al-Assad.

Every one of Syria's Unesco World Heritage sites were affected or partially destroyed during the internal struggle.

The militant faction destroyed multiple religious structures and additional edifices at the archaeological site, asserting that they were against their beliefs. The cultural organization denounced the damage as a atrocity.

Many cultural items were also lost or taken from historical locations and collections.

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