Friday, May 22, 2015

Latest on Palmyra

PALMYRA WATCH: I can find no news about what has happened to the antiquities and ruins of Palmyra in the last day, since ISIS captured them. Probably no one knows. But here are a couple of relevant articles:

Ancient Palmyra Treasures at Risk From ISIS: Photos (Discovery);

After Palmyra, Islamic State said to control half of Syria (AFP/Times of Israel).

Background here and links.