Sources from Afrin region in the northern countryside of Aleppo confirmed that the Turkish-backed armed factions have stolen the famous Basalt lion from Ain Dara archaeological site in Afrin region, north of Aleppo.
To confirm the theft operation, the sources relied on aerial photos recently taken by an archaeologist, who by comparing recent images with previous ones confirmed that the lion was no longer in place, which means that it was stolen earlier. He confirmed that no one can steal this important historical monument except the Turkish-backed militants who are in control of the region, along with its huge size that can only be moved from the site through special machines.
Local sources from Afrin region confirmed the archaeologist speech by explaining that the Turkish-backed factions had transformed the archaeological site, that contained the stolen lion, into a military site for its militants.
The history of discovering the "Basalt lion" dates back to /1956 / when a sheep shepherd discovered it at "Ain Dara" site by coincidence, which prompted dozens of archaeologists and excavation scientists to head towards Afrin region from all over the world in order to discover the rest of the many historical monuments found in the thousands-years-old region.
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