Syrian government troops have retaken Palmyra from Islamic State forces, with help from Russian air support, the Syrian army said in a statement on Thursday. Politicians in Russian welcomed the news as a triumph, as widely reported by the state’s media, but few details have emerged about the condition of the ancient site, where Isil has previously wreaked large-scale destruction. [...]
Isil first took Palmyra in May 2015 and the extremist group destroyed a number of important monuments [...].
— theartnewspaper.com
The Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities & Museums published an initial set of photos of the extent of destruction after ISIS troops had been driven out of Palmyra's archaeological sites on March 2, 2017.
↑ Roman Theater
↑ Tetrapylon
↑ Triumphal Arch (previously on Archinect)
↑ Palmyra Museum
All images via dgam.gov.sy under Creative Commons License.
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Thankgod.
"US mini-satellite could help to monitor destruction in Palmyra. As Isil retreats from ancient Syrian city US non-profit hopes to raise funds to launch "cubesat." "
When they started bloowing up temples is when I truly started hating this group
Is it wrong to consider their destruction of ancient monuments and artifacts even more disgusting than they killing people?
Tough call... cutting heads off, burnings alive, public hangings, televised executions vs. demolished monuments.
I'm being facetious, and I know what you mean. Still, if it's between a building and an innocent person, let's save the person first.
Andrea, I can sympathize, but imagine the value of any building to one's loved ones. Still, it's truly a crime against our shared humanity. Hopefully they can be reconstructed as best as possible.
this is sickening, the cradle of civilization and we have the u.s. to thank for all this destruction. isis was their creation and many isis fighters were from the "moderate rebels" the u.s. trained and funded in syria. none of this would have happened had the u.s. not flown the wmd false flag and began a regime change war that's lasted 20 years.
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