the Militants who equipped an training camp in the excavations of the ancient city of Ebla in Syria, stole gold and stone artifacts. This was announced by Director of Department of culture of the province of Hama Khazer Ilulu, suggesting that the terrorists went there on a tip from traders ancient values.
According to him, the militants purposefully searched the vault of the rulers of the Letter. The result is stolen dozens of items of gold, stone products, which caused serious damage to the ancient city, writes TASS. Ilulu noted that Ebla is older than the other treasures of Syria – Palmyra and one of the most interesting historical cities in Syria.
Ebla was the capital of a powerful state that existed in 4-3 millennia BC. The excavations of the town started in the sixties of the twentieth century, in recent years, has been suspended because of the war. The soldiers of Syria were discovered during the excavations of the Letter the terrorist base, headquarters, training camp, and in modern Museum buildings were equipped chem lab. There were made the filling for the shells that were fired on Aleppo and the position of the army of the SAR. Scientists continue to assess the damage to the ancient ruins.
