Despite widespread destruction throughout the ancient city of Palmyra at the hands of Islamic State (ISIS) militants, all is not lost, according to a recent UN assessment of the site. "Despite the ...

Credit: JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images After recapturing Palmyra from the Islamic State (ISIS), the military is just starting to assess the destruction to the Syrian city's magnificent ruins.

SYRIAN government troops advanced towards Palmyra yesterday where Isis philistines have destroyed more ancient monuments, Russia’s Defence Ministry said. Drone flights over the city, which the ...

Today, it lies behind Mr Al Raba in a pile of rubble, after the extremist group ISIS blew it up following their takeover of Palmyra in 2015. They referred to the site as a “pagan temple ...

Damascus, SANA- The competent authorities in Palmyra have seized 4 funeral busts in one of ISIS former centers in the city of Palmyra. The statues, which were handed over to the General ...

PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza ... “But during the regime’s time, it all burned down. And then ISIS came to slaughter our people in the streets and to blow up all these beautiful ...

Syria: This is the shocking moment an ISIS prisoner was executed by militants ... Islamic State militants took control of the city of Palmyra, leading to fears that some of the world's most ...

HOMS governor Talal Barazi conceded last night that Syrian government forces had withdrawn from the ancient city of Palmyra while continuing to harass its Isis occupiers. Possession fluctuated over ...

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In the second part of his address, Burns shifted the focus from Syria’s monuments to its current political tensions. He ...

The films follows a Syrian War Explosive Ordnance Disposal team who are targeted by ISIS militants while they prepare the recently liberated historic site of Palmyra to hold a symbolic concert of ...