ISIS Pulls Out Of Palmyra, Leaves Destruction In Its Wake : The Two-Way Syrian government troops say they have driven ISIS forces out of the ancient city, but the self-described Islamic State has ...

According to activists, Isis had said it would destroy any “idols” it found at Palmyra but leave the main Greco-Roman structures alone – making the destruction of the Baalshamin Temple all ...

New Images Show ISIS's Destruction of Palmyra But Also a City Preserved. Published Mar 29, 2016 at 10:23 AM EDT Updated Jun 01, 2016 at 4:15 AM EDT.

UNESCO called the temple’s destruction a war crime. Palmyra, in the Homs countryside northeast of Damascus, was a caravan oasis when Romans overtook it in the mid-first century.

PALMYRA, Syria – Explosions rocked the ancient town of Palmyra on Friday and on the horizon, black smoke wafted behind its majestic Roman ruins, as Syrian army experts carefully detonated ...

The Islamic extremist group ISIS has reportedly blown up a nearly 2,000-year-old temple in the historic ruins of Palmyra, Syria. The temple is seen here on March 14, 2014, before the destruction.

IS publishes images of Palmyra temple destruction Islamic State releases screenshots presumably from video, showing demolition of ancient Baal Shamin temple. By AFP 25 August 2015, 3:28 pm Edit.

Its destruction has been called a "an immense loss for the Syrian people and for humanity." Palmyra is an archaeological treasure — and a favorite target for ISIS.

The ancient city of Palmyra risks complete destruction, Syria’s director general of antiquities and museums has warned, after Islamic State militants destroyed the city’s vaunted 2,000-year ...

DESTRUCTION OF PALMYRA: ISIS releases video that purports to show bombing. The Islamic State group has released propaganda images that purport to show militants laying explosives in and then ...

The head of UNESCO has called destruction by Islamic State militants in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra a "war crime." Militants reportedly blew up the 2,000-year-old Baal Shamin temple on ...

Palmyra was seized by IS in May, and the destruction of the temple has raised concerns for the rest of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site — coming as it does just days after IS beheaded the ...