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| IS prepares for destroying ancient heritage in Palmyra |
| 2015-06-22 |
| [ARA] The Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group (IS/ISIS) planted large deal of explosives and mines in the archaeological locations of the Syrian ancient city of Palmyra (Tadmur), as a prelude to detonate them, activists reported on Sunday. The radical group has been in control of the ancient city since last May. "The group intends to blow up monuments in Palmyra," said Yazan Qutna, a Syrian civil rights activist. Other sources reported that the IS faceless myrmidons planted mines in the ancient city in an attempt to prevent possible progress by the Syrian army. Meanwhile, ...back at the alley, Slats Chumbaloni was staring into a hole that was just .45 inch in diameter and was less than three feet from his face ... Syrian regime officials told news hounds in Damascus that IS Death Eaters are planning to blow up antiquities in the ancient city of Palmyra, including Roman pillars and theaters. Palmyra is listed by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site. The United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... appealed to the international community to intervene and protect the Syrian ancient city against atrocities of IS group. IS gained control of Palmyra nearly a month ago after fierce battles with Syrian army forces. Noteworthy, the Islamic State destroyed a number of archaeological sites in Iraq and Syria, as well as several religious shrines, castles and monasteries. International organizations and archaeologists expect IS to destroy the old city of Palmyra. |
| Posted by:Fred |