Palmyra’s amazing but sad images fresh from RT correspondent

Published 29 Mar, 2016 16:58 | Updated 29 Mar, 2016 17:06

Dozens of journalists are already on their way to the ancient sites of the recently liberated Syrian city of Palmyra to assess the damage inflicted by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants. Take a look at what RT’s Lizzie Phelan captured while in the City of Palms.

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#breathtaking #Palmyra
Видео опубликовано Lizzie Phelan (@lizzie_phelan) Мар 29 2016 в 9:05 PDT

craters all over ancient site from mines laid by #ISIS
Фото опубликовано Lizzie Phelan (@lizzie_phelan) Мар 29 2016 в 9:05 PDT

#Palmyra
Фото опубликовано Lizzie Phelan (@lizzie_phelan) Мар 29 2016 в 9:02 PDT

all that's left of #ISIS in #Palmyra - a verse from the Quran about an unexpected victory. Not for ISIS, not here.
Фото опубликовано Lizzie Phelan (@lizzie_phelan) Мар 29 2016 в 8:59 PDT

what's left of the Temple of Bel :( #Palmyra
Фото опубликовано Lizzie Phelan (@lizzie_phelan) Мар 29 2016 в 8:58 PDT

with the "Sea Commandoes" elite unit of elite Desert Hawks who were crucial to recapture of #Palmyra
Фото опубликовано Lizzie Phelan (@lizzie_phelan) Мар 29 2016 в 8:54 PDT