Fall of Palmyra: Syrian Regime Races to Take Islamic State’s ‘Berlin’
Mar 28, 2016 The fact that massive Russian airstrikes and a determined assault by the Syrian Arab Army on the ancient city of Palmyra could dislodge at most a couple of thousand Islamic State fighters is not too surprising. But what does it say about the situation in Syria and Russian/Syrian strategy?
Islamic State’s Dangerous Effort to Wipe Out Humanity’s Past
Aug 28, 2015 The militant group's destruction this week of the ruins of a temple in the ancient city of Palmyra is an attempt to reduce history to a mere digital memory, the epistemological equivalent of a LOLCats meme or a Vine prank.
Islamic State Destroys Ancient Temple in Syria
Aug 24, 2015 Islamic State made a symbolic and destructive statement by blowing up the ancient Temple of Baalshamin, one of the foremost structures among the ruins of Palmyra in Syria, which The New York Times and other outlets reported was destroyed Sunday.
Islamic State Is Making a Fortune Selling Ancient Artifacts
Jun 9, 2015 The cultural war being waged by the militant group includes a lucrative trade in antiquities.
Palmyra
May 25, 2015
Islamic State Beheaded Dozens in Palmyra, but How Strategic Is the City?
May 23, 2015 Nearly 500 people died in the campaign by the Islamic State group to take the Syrian city of Palmyra, including 49 who were executed before the fundamentalists reached the city center.
