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When the Syrian army drove the Islamic State from the city of Palmyra on Sunday, it didn't just hand ISIS a major defeat. It also recaptured an ancient place filled with beautiful relics, a city that Syrians call 'the Bride of the Desert.'
Many of the historic sites and statues were heavily damaged during the ISIS occupation, which lasted nearly a year. The extremists also beheaded the archaeological site's 81-year-old director, Khaled Asaad, after he reportedly refused to divulge where authorities had hidden treasures before the group swept in.
Syrian opposition groups still oppose the government regime, which was supported by Lebanese militias and Russian airstrikes in the fight for Palmyra. But Syrian President Bashar Assad said that liberating the UNESCO World Heritage Site was an 'important achievement' and Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Damascus for the victory.
The world is now getting its first up-close look at Palmyra in months, but at some of the sites only rubble remains.
After recapturing Palmyra from the Islamic State (ISIS), the military is just starting to assess the destruction to the Syrian city's magnificent ruins.
Explosions could be heard throughout the city on Friday as the Syrian army detonated mines that had been left behind by the jihadists as booby traps, according to the Associated Press.
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The town's archaelogical site — a UNESCO world heritage site — is about a mile away from the town. Both are deserted, except for the military members clearing the area and some journalists who went along to see.
Some parts of the site, such as the Roman amphitheatre, have been left relatively unscathed. During its 10 months of occupation, ISIS used the amphitheatre as a site to hold public executions.
The Syrian Sana news agency said Friday that Syrian troops had uncovered a mass grave in the city. Twenty-five bodies had been recovered, including those of women and children.
AFP photographer Joseph Eid showed the extent of the destruction of the ruins by holding a photo of each ruin taken in March 14, 2014, up against the photo taken on March 31, 2016.
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