Islamic State militants seized the desert city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday. The town is home to a complex of 2,000-year-old ruins that are considered one of the most splendid historical sites in the world. The city of 50,000 also is a strategic prize. It straddles a network of roads crossing Syria's central desert, flanked by oil and gas fields. A monitoring group said ISIS now controls half of Syria. The victory came just days after ISIS fighters seized the Iraqi provincial capital of Ramadi.
Source: Reuters, The New York Times
I have been there and it's an incredible place. It was a sort of Roman retirement city in the sun and in such amazing condition. It will be sad if ISIS do destroy it although it is fairly well documented.
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