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3000 year old Ain Dara Hittite Temple in Syria 60% destroyed by Turkish Airstrikes.
http://updatednews.com/2018/01/29/turkish-strikes-damage-ancient-temple/
https://www.ancient-code.com/3000-year-old-ain-dara-temple-in-syria-destroyed-by-turkish-airstrikes/
Ancient sites (partially) destroyed by ISIS
2014-05: ISIS smashed a 3,000-year-old neo-Assyrian statue from Tel Ajaja. Later reports indicated that over 40% of the artifacts at Tel Ajaja (Saddikanni) were looted by ISIS.
2014-12: Parts of the Tal Afar Citadel were blown up by ISIS causing extensive damage
2015: the face of the Winged Bull of Nineveh was damaged
2015-01: reportedly destroyed large parts of the Nineveh Wall in al-Tahrir neighborhood of Mosul
2015-02-26: ISIS ordered the destruction of various ancient artifacts in the Mosul Museum. The affected artefacts originate from the Assyrian era and from the ancient city of Hatra. The video in particular shows the defacement of a granite lamassu statue from the right side of the Nergal Gate by a jackhammer
2015-03-05: ISIS reportedly started the demolition of Nimrud, an Assyrian city from the 13th century BC. The local palace was bulldozed, while lamassu statues at the gates of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II were smashed.[48] A video showing the destruction of Nimrud was released in April 2015
2015-03-07: ISIS had begun the bulldozing of Hatra,[50][51][52] which has been under threat of demolition after ISIS had occupied the adjacent area. The next day ISIS sacked Dur-Sharrukin, according to a Kurdish official from Mosul, Saeed Mamuzini
2015-03-07: ISIS had begun demolishing the ruins of Hatra
2015-04: ISIS destroyed the remnants of the 12th-century Bash Tapia Castle in Mosul
2015-06-27: ISIS demolished the ancient Lion of Al-lāt statue in Palmyra. Several other statues from Palmyra reportedly confiscated from a smuggler were also destroyed by ISIS
2015-08-23: ISIS had blown up the 1st-century Temple of Baalshamin
2015-08-30: ISIS demolished the Temple of Bel with explosives. Satellite imagery of the site taken shortly after showed almost nothing remained
2015-09-03: ISIS also destroyed seven ancient tower tombs in Palmyra since the end of June over two phases.[61] The last phase of destruction occurred between August 27 and September 2, 2015, including the destruction of the 2nd-century AD Tower of Elahbel, called "the most prominent example of Palmyra's distinct funerary monuments". Earlier, the ancient tombs of Iamliku and Atenaten were also destroyed
2015-10: The Monumental Arch was also blown up
2016-03: retreating ISIS fighters blew up parts of the 13th-century Palmyra Castle, causing extensive damage
2016-04: Further parts of the Nineveh Walls, including the Mashka and Adad Gate, were blown up