Uz podršku ruskih zračnih udara, pro-sirijske snage su preuzele kontrolu nad drevnom Palmirom koju su 10 mjeseci pod okupacijom držali militanti Islamske države. Okupacija je uključila i uništenje nekoliko spomenika starih više od 2000 godina.
Drevni grad Palmira u Siriji

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This photo released on Sunday March 27, 2016, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows a general view of Palmyra citadel, central Syria.

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This photo released on Sunday March 27, 2016, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows a general view of Palmyra, central Syria.

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The demolition of ancient monuments like this colonnade in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria was targeted by the Islamic State group and among cultural sites destroyed in 2015.

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One of the original renderings of the 3D model of Temple Bell, in Palmyra, made from Bassel Khartabil photographs. (Bassel, New Palmyra.org)