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Isis in Palmyra: The two images that show what the so-called 'Islamic State' is doing to thousands of years of human knowledge
Once a venue for cultural events, the Roman Theatre at Palmyra has been turned into a backdrop for brutal executions by jihadist militants
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By ADAM WITHNALL
Sunday 05 July 2015
They are the images that show how far Palmyra has fallen. Once famous for its annual cultural festival, the UNESCO world heritage site was the backdrop for a video released by Isis this weekend purporting to show the murder of 25 Syrian soldiers.
When the Syrian government’s forces fell back and Isis captured the city on 20 May, concerns were divided between the ancient Roman ruins left behind and the civilians and captive soldiers who faced a massacre.
Isis leaders have since hinted in the group’s media releases that they will destroy some statues at Palmyra but leave the bulk of the ruins intact.
Read more: There's method to madness of Isis' cultural vandalism
Isis executes 25 Syrian soldiers in ancient theatre at Palmyra
Yet the mass executions have now taken place as expected, prompting commentators on Twitter to compare Syria under Isis’s control with how it was under the government of Bashar al-Assad.
Built in the second century AD, the Roman Theatre at Palmyra was restored in modern times and has been used for cultural events in recent years.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...nds-of-years-of-human-knowledge-10367430.html
Isis in Palmyra: The two images that show what the so-called 'Islamic State' is doing to thousands of years of human knowledge
Once a venue for cultural events, the Roman Theatre at Palmyra has been turned into a backdrop for brutal executions by jihadist militants
A A+
98
By ADAM WITHNALL
Sunday 05 July 2015
They are the images that show how far Palmyra has fallen. Once famous for its annual cultural festival, the UNESCO world heritage site was the backdrop for a video released by Isis this weekend purporting to show the murder of 25 Syrian soldiers.
When the Syrian government’s forces fell back and Isis captured the city on 20 May, concerns were divided between the ancient Roman ruins left behind and the civilians and captive soldiers who faced a massacre.
Isis leaders have since hinted in the group’s media releases that they will destroy some statues at Palmyra but leave the bulk of the ruins intact.
Read more: There's method to madness of Isis' cultural vandalism
Isis executes 25 Syrian soldiers in ancient theatre at Palmyra
Yet the mass executions have now taken place as expected, prompting commentators on Twitter to compare Syria under Isis’s control with how it was under the government of Bashar al-Assad.
Built in the second century AD, the Roman Theatre at Palmyra was restored in modern times and has been used for cultural events in recent years.
