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ISIL threaten to destroy ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

Syria's director of antiquities has called for international help to save the ancient city of Palmyra before ISIL terrorists ruin it. 

The terrorist group has advanced to the gates of the historical city, raising fears the Syrian world heritage site could face destruction of the kind the militants have already wreaked in the Iraqi cities of Nimrud and Hatra. Officials have warned that they can safeguard artifacts, but architecture is under threat. Meanwhile, the Takfiris also executed at least 26 civilians after overrunning their villages near Palmyra. According to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, ISIL Takfiri group has killed more than 2100 people in Syria in the past ten months. The London-based observatory believes the figure is higher, as it does not include hundreds of people who are still missing, as well as those unaccounted for in ISIL jails.

 


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