The Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria, was a historic site for 2,000 years. ISIS could fund future terrorism with looted antiquities. CNN — ...

Archaeological excavations in Palmyra began in earnest in the 1930s under French watch; villagers who had been living within the site's ruins, including inside the Temple of Bel, were relocated to ...

Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra's ancient Temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists say. Syria's head of antiquities was quoted as saying the temple was blown up on Sunday.

The Temple of Bel in Palmyra – one of the most culturally significant pieces of architecture in the world – has been destroyed, the United Nations says.

ISIS destroys yet another ancient ruin 01:27. BEIRUT --Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, CBS News has confirmed.The attack has ...

1. Syria’s Palmyra Temple of Bel ‘Severely Damaged’ by Islamic State Activists and local residents say the Islamic State militant group has destroyed part of the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel ...

The Isis militant group has destroyed a historic temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, which had stood almost perfectly intact for nearly 2,000 years. When exactly the Baalshamin Temple ...

The United Nations condemned the destruction of the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, a monument it called one of most important in the Middle East.

BEIRUT – Islamic State militants in Syria severely damaged the Bel Temple, considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world, in a massive explosion Sunday, activists said. The temple ...

When ISIS destroyed the 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, it annihilated a major piece of world history, helped its mission and threatened Syrians’ livelihoods.