Photos showed IS militants placing explosives inside the temple and then ... viewed as a symbol of Syria's cultural and historical diversity. IS seized control of Palmyra from government forces ...

Before and after satellite photos, taken on August 27 and August 31 respectively, show the erasure of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra. Photo: UNITAR Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of ...

The ancient Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria, June 11, 2009 ... Also visible in the photo are the marketplace and... A 2004 view of Palmyra's ruins toward the Temple of Bel, the large structure ...

Islamic State militants in Syria have severely damaged a 2,000-year-old temple considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world. Photo ... the ancient city of Palmyra, according to ...

BEIRUT – A look at Palmyra, the archaeological gem that Islamic State fighters retook Sunday from Syrian troops in a major advance after a year of setbacks in Syria and neighboring Iraq.

Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria ... from the Palmyra’s famous amphitheater where the group killed more than 20 Syrian soldiers after they captured the historic town ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A satellite image on Monday showed that the main building of the ancient Temple of Bel in the Syrian city of Palmyra has been destroyed, a United Nations agency said.

The U.N. training and research agency released satellite images and analysis that confirmed the Temple ... Bel – which for nearly 2,000 years has been the center of religious life in Palmyra ...

Activists and local residents say the Islamic State militant group has destroyed part of the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, which is considered ... Syrian site of Palmyra. Read more at BBC.

The U.N. training and research agency released satellite images and analysis that confirmed the Temple ... Bel – which for nearly 2,000 years has been the center of religious life in Palmyra ...