ISIS destroys portions of Roman amphitheatre in the ancient city of Palmyra

ISIS militants have destroyed part of the Roman amphitheatre in the ancient city of Palmyra. As indicated by Syria's antiquities chief, the tetrapylon - a group of four pillared structures which were mainly modern replicas - have also been ruined.
The jihadists had recaptured the UNESCO-listed archaeological site in December from government troops and had destroyed other monuments after it first seized Palmyra in May 2015. ISIS had held the site and nearby city known locally as Tadmur for 10 months.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 20 January 2017.

ISIS had been forced out by a Russian-backed government offensive in March 2016, but they regained control when the pro-government forces where focused on battling for the city of Aleppo late last year. Reports of the destruction had initially come out of Palmyra late in December, and subsequently, satellite images have confirmed the destruction.
It seems only two of the tetrapylon's columns remain, and from all appearances, the monument has been intentionally destroyed by the use of explosives. Only one of the structure's columns is original, the others had been rebuilt in 1963.


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#ISIS #Syria #Palmyra #RomanAmphitheatre ISIS has groomed child executioners to kill people and have released a new execution video from the historic city of Palmyra, in the Syrian Desert. In the video, the child executioners are shown brutally slaughtering a group of more than 25 regime soldiers in full view of the public. They comprise a baying crowd of men and boys who had assembled in the restored ruin of the Palmyra Amphitheatre. Many in the crowd are seen wearing military uniforms and headscarves.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 4 July 2015.

In the video, the victims who are Syrian soldiers, can be seen lined up on their knees on the stage of the Roman Amphitheatre. This venue used to be where an annual festival in the city would be held.
The child executioners are wearing desert camouflage and brown bandanas, and many of them look to be not older than 12 or 13 years in age. These children are branded as ‘caliphate cubs’ and act as suicide bombers, soldiers and executioners. Their mission is to instill fear across Iraq and Syria.
Authorities fear that the use of children as soldiers and suicide bombers will only increase in the coming months.
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