The Jews of Aleppo, who trace their origins in the city to the period following the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70, saw the codex as something holy in itself – a relic that ...

A priest in Aleppo said members of his congregation had been sheltering in their church since Friday. “We’re hearing strikes in the distance but we don’t know where it’s coming from ...

Among the most endangered structures are the Bandara Synagogue in Aleppo, Syria, and the Synagogue of the Prophet Elijah in Damascus, the researchers found. In Iraq, the bulk of the destruction ...