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Monday 05 Oct 2015 - 13:16 Makkah mean time-22-12-1436
The Arch of Triumph (Google image)
Beirut (IINA) – The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest victim in the group's campaign to destroy historic sites across the territory it controls, CBS News reported citing Syrian activists late Sunday.
The Arch of Triumph was one of the most recognizable sites in Palmyra, the central city known by Syrians as the "Bride of the Desert," which ISIS extremists seized in May. The monumental arch sat atop the famed colonnaded streets of the ancient city, which linked the Roman Empire to Persia and the East.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS blew up the arch but left the colonnades in place.
In recent weeks, ISIS militants blew up two famed temples in Palmyra. Satellite images showed the temples, each nearly 2,000 years old, reduced to rubble. Three ancient tower tombs were also eradicated.
The ISIS group's targeting of priceless cultural artifacts has sparked global outrage and accusations of war crimes. In addition to pre-Islamic sites, the militants have also targeted churches, mosques and museums.
UNESCO, the UN heritage agency, has called the destruction an "intolerable crime against civilization".
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