Islamic State attacks another ancient temple in Palmyra

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Source: Reuters

Islamic State attacks another ancient temple in Palmyra

Reuters
Sunday 30 August 2015 21.43 BST

Islamic State has destroyed part of another ancient temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra, according to activists on social media and a group monitoring the conflict, this time targeting the Temple of Bel.

The extent of the damage at the Roman-era structure in the central desert city was not known, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.

It is the second temple that Islamic State has attacked in Palmyra this month. On 25 August, the group detonated explosives in the ancient Baal Shamin temple, an act that the cultural agency Unesco has called a war crime aimed at wiping out a symbol of Syria’s diverse cultural heritage.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/30/islamic-state-attacks-another-ancient-temple-in-palmyra

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1. bummer

further analysis: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-state-destroys-a-treasured-palmyra-site/2015/08/30/961815c4-eb6e-4524-9a6f-28e43ac86c5e_story.html

“It’s all part of a carefully crafted message that ISIS can act with impunity and the international community is incapable of stopping them,” he said, using an acronym for the Islamic State.

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Oh well.