Summary The sites on the UNESCO committee's danger list include the historical centers of Damascus.
PARIS (AP) - The U.N. cultural agency says six historical sites in Syria are in imminent danger because of the country s civil war and is urging international support to protect them.
UNESCO said in a statement Thursday that its World Heritage Committee says the sites are "of outstanding universal value for humanity as a whole."
Some significant mosques, citadels and souks have gotten caught in the crossfire between regime forces and rebels, and illicit trade in Syria s rich archaeological heritage has flourished during the two-year war.
The sites on the UNESCO committee s danger list include the historical centers of Damascus, Bosra and Aleppo, as well as the desert oasis of Palmyra, a cultural center of the ancient world.
