ISESCO denounces systematic destruction of Syrian mosques and Islamic monuments

Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) strongly denounced the systematic destruction of mosques and Islamic monuments in Syria by the forces of the Syrian regime and its sectarian militias.

ISESCO stated that tens of mosques and Islamic landmarks have been partly or totally destroyed as a result of violent shelling by rockets, tanks, war planes and heavy artillery. The most renowned mosques targeted by these bombings are Al Amawi Mosque in Aleppo, Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Mosque, Bilal bin Rabah Mosque in Daraa, Khalid bin al Walid Mosque in Homs in addition to other mosques and Islamic landmarks representing different eras of the Islamic civilization.

In the same vein, ISESCO stressed that the targeting of mosques and Islamic landmarks in Syrian cities and villages are indicative of the persistence of the hateful sectarian spirit driving these forces in destroying all elements associated with the history of the Islamic civilization.

By the same token, ISESCO called on Member States and the international community to take immediate measures to put an end to this savage attack on people and buildings in Syria.

More than 93,000 people have been killed since the Syria crisis started in March 2011, according to the United Nations, as largely peaceful protests against Assad's rule. It escalated into a civil war after opposition supporters took up arms to fight a brutal government crackdown on dissent.