Syrian government troops say they have driven ISIS forces out of the ancient city, but the self-described Islamic State has destroyed many of the city's historical treasures.

Isis in Palmyra: After destruction of the temple of Baalshamin, what is left of the ancient city? Isis appears to have begun destroying the main structures of Palmyra's ancient city - something it ...

Palmyra's ancient colonnade remains mostly intact despite ISIS's destruction of other monuments and artefacts in the Syrian city. Syrian Director of Antiquities ...

As the UNESCO world heritage site at Palmyra comes under Syrian control again, eyes turn to the vandalism wrought on its ancient treasures by ISIS.

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 hundreds of mines they ...

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 ...

An image distributed by Islamic State militants on social media on August 25, 2015 purports to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra.

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 ...

Satellite images of the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria have revealed the extent of destruction caused by Islamic State militants there.

The United Nations used satellite images on Monday to confirm the destruction of an ancient temple in Syria’s Palmyra. Witnesses had previously said that the 2,000-year-old Bel Temple was ...

This undated photo released on Aug. 25, 2015 on a social media site used by ISIS militants, shows the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, Syria, rigged with explosives.

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 ...