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Tuesday, 8 September 2015

The threatened landscape of Syria

ISIS are not only killing people but are also killing a traditional landscape of the region by flattening ancient buildings-


The Temple of Baal Shamin

Map showing destroyed sites- 


The world heritage sites that have been damaged so far by ISIS across Syria and Iraq

Confirmation: The Temple of Baal Shamin had stood in the desert for 2,000 years, but was destroyed by ISIS at some point in the last months, as these images - taken in June (top) and in August (bottom) prove






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