Jemen

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Die Allianz der Kulturlosigkeit zerstört Teile der historischen Altstadt von Sanaa, einen Staudamm aus dem 8. Jhr. und teilweise die Al-Qahira Burg aus dem 10. Jhr.:

Airstrikes Destroy Part of Yemen's UNESCO Heritage Site
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 12, 2015, 1:15 P.M. E.D.T.

SANAA, Yemen — Saudi-led airstrikes targeting Shiite rebels and their allies in Yemen destroyed historic houses on Friday in the center of the capital, Sanaa, a UNESCO world heritage site. Rescue teams digging through the debris pulled the bodies of six civilians from under the rubble.
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UNESCO's general director condemned the attack that targeted "the world's oldest jewels of Islamic urban landscape" and expressing sorrow for the loss of lives.

"I am shocked by the images of these magnificent many-storied tower-houses and serene gardens reduced to rubble," Irina Bokova said in the statement. She urged the warring parties to preserve the heritage of Yemen, which "bears the soul of the Yemeni people" and "belongs to all humankind."
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In recent days, airstrikes damaged an eight-century Great Dam of Marib, in eastern Yemen, as well as the ancient castle of al-Qahira in the southwestern city of Taiz and the Dhamar Museum, which houses thousands of artifacts, south of Sanaa, reported the state-run antiquities agency.

Arwa Osman, Yemen's former culture minister, said the damage to Sanaa's old city was "extremely painful."
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Great Dam of Marib and Al-Qahira castle in Yemen damaged by Saudi airstrikes

Continued fighting in the region further threatens the country’s heritage sites
by Garry Shaw | 12 June 2015
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Recent Saudi airstrikes have caused further damage to heritage sites across Yemen. Among them is the eighth-century Great Dam of Marib, “one of the most important cultural heritage sites in Yemen and in the Arabian Peninsula”, according to Unesco director-general Irina Bokova. Images taken after the airstrike reveal that part of the dam’s wall has collapsed, and ancient Sabaean inscriptions at the site may also have been affected.

The tenth-century castle of Al-Qahira, built on a mountain at Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city, has sustained damage on around 30% of the site, according to Unesco.
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