Most of the damage to museums in Syria has occurred in the north-western region of the country, where there have been incidents of looting of valuable cultural property, and many works of art are currently unaccounted for. 
Uharibufu mkubwa kwenye makubusho hayo nchini Syria umetokea kwenye eneo la kaskazini magharibi mwanchi hiyo, ambapo kumekuwa na matukio ya kuibwa kwa utajiri mkubwa wa kiutamaduni, na kazi nyingi za sanaa hazijulikani ziliko.