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Atop Palmyra's damaged theater, Syrian musicians sing of return
Everyone will rebuild in their own way We want to rebuild it with music and singing teenage musician Angel Dayoub says
Air strikes kill 11 civilians in central Syria – monitor
They are probably Russian air strikes says the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 45 people are also wounded
Syria army enters ISIS-held Palmyra – monitor
Supported by Russian air strikes and ground troops Syrian government forces have been battling for weeks through the desert in the central province of Homs to reach the ancient city of Palmyra
ISIS wreaks new destruction in Syria's ancient Palmyra
The UN s cultural agency has reacted with outrage calling the fresh destruction a war crime and cultural cleansing
Syria army advances in Aleppo but rolled back in Palmyra
3rd UPDATE ISIS jihadists recapture Palmyra sparking new worries for its remaining ancient treasures
Aid convoy to Syria's besieged Daraya refused entry
UPDATED The aid convoy was supposed to deliver baby milk as well as medical and school supplies says the Red Cross
Mass grave of victims of ISIS found in Syria's Palmyra
Syrian troops have found bodies of 42 people in the mass grave The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says ISIS executed at least 280 people during their nearly 10 month occupation of Palmyra
Syria troops press advance after blow to ISIS in Palmyra
UPDATED Syria s military turn their attention to other ISIS held towns as they push towards Raqqa the jihadists de facto capital
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Experts rush to ancient Palmyra after regime ousts ISIS
Syria s antiquities chief says the priceless artifacts have survived better than feared from a campaign of destruction UNESCO described as a war crime
Syria fighters 'relieved' to see Palmyra treasures intact
However the modern district of Palmyra where 70 000 people lived before the war was not as lucky as the old city
Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over ISIS
6th UPDATE Syrian President Bashar al Assad hails the victory as an important achievement while UN chief Ban Ki moon says he is encouraged by Palmyra s recapture
Syria army seizes town north of Palmyra – state TV
Syria s armed forces notch a victory against Islamic State group jihadists after taking Al Amiriyah a town north of Palmyra
Russia says flying up to 25 sorties daily to back Assad army around Palmyra
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hoped the pearl of world civilization would be returned to the Syrian people
UNESCO says ISIS 'terrified by history' after Palmyra destruction
Irina Bokova says the UN s scientific and cultural body will make every effort to ensure that the perpetrators of the destruction are brought to justice
UNESCO says ISIS 'terrified by history' after Palmyra destruction
Irina Bokova says the UN s scientific and cultural body would make every effort to ensure that the perpetrators of the destruction are brought to justice
Worst fears confirmed as famed Palmyra temple flattened
The destruction of the Temple of Bel sparked outrage and international headlines precisely the reaction the jihadist group may have been seeking experts say
ISIS destroys part of famed Palmyra temple – monitor, activists
The Islamic State ISIS jihadist group blows up parts of the Temple of Bel in Syria s ancient city of Palmyra
Satellite images confirm Palmyra temple destruction – UN
We confirm the destruction of the main building while surrounding columns seem to be less affected says UN training and research agency UNITAR
Palmyra temple destruction a 'new war crime'
The destruction of the Baal Shamin temple considered the second most significant in ancient Palmyra raises concerns for the rest of the UNESCO World Heritage site
ISIS blows up temple in Syria's Palmyra – antiquities chief
Syria s antiquities chief: Our darkest predictions are unfortunately taking place
ISIS beheads elderly ex-antiquities chief in Syria's Palmyra
UNESCO chief on Khaled al Assaad: His work will live on far beyond the reach of these extremists They murdered a great man but they will never silence history
Syria army battles ISIS outside Palmyra
Though ISIS fighters have reportedly destroyed at least one statue no damage to the ruins has been reported
Obama approves 450 more troops for Iraq training mission
UPDATED US President Barack Obama approves the deployment of up to 450 more US military personnel to Iraq in a bid to reverse gains by the Islamic State group
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ISIS executes 217 in Syria's Palmyra, other villages
The toll from the Observatory comes hours after Syrian state media says ISIS had carried out a massacre in Palmyra slaughtering some 400 civilians mostly women and children
ISIS enters Palmyra museum – official
The jihadists have also raised their black flag over the ancient citadel that overlooks the ruins of Palmyra
ISIS cements grip on Iraq-Syria border in jihadist surge
UPDATED The United Nations says at least 55 000 people have fled Ramadi alone since mid May while the Security Council voiced grave concern for Palmyra as well as civilians trapped there
ISIS jihadists threaten ancient Palmyra ruins
2nd UPDATE ISIS proclaims Palmyra s capture online and posted video and several pictures including of a hospital and a prison and a military airbase but none of the ancient site
Syria's Palmyra in peril after ISIS overruns most of city
UPDATED The jihadists notorious for demolishing archaeological treasures since declaring a caliphate last year straddling Iraq and Syria appeared to have fought their way into Palmyra on foot after breaking through in the city s north
Iraq Shiite militias head for Ramadi after ISIS takeover
Washington which had made Iraq s Anbar province – of which Ramadi is the capital – a cornerstone of its assistance to Baghdad against ISIS admitted to a setback
ISIS jihadists take Ramadi but pinned back in Palmyra
The effective loss of the capital of Iraq s largest province of Anbar marks one of Baghdad s worst setbacks since it began a nationwide offensive last year
ISIS seizes northern part of Syria's Palmyra – monitor
UPDATED The jihadists have inched closer to the ancient metropolis since it began its offensive on Palmyra
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