Islamic State Destroys More Roman Antiquities in Palmyra

Islamic State militants have destroyed one of the most famous monuments in the ancient city of Palmyra, the Tetrapylon, and the facade of its Roman Theatre, Syrian antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim told Reuters Friday. Islamic State control the Palmyra site after capturing it in December for a second time from Syrian government forces. Government forces and their militia allies, backed by Russian air power, had taken back the city from Islamic State last March after first losing it...

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