Mass grave found in Palmyra after recapture from Islamic State

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1 min readApr 2, 2016

Massengrab in Palmyra entdeckt nach Rückeroberung durch Syrische Regierungstruppen

Syrian government forces backed by Russian air support drove Islamic State out of Palmyra last Sunday, inflicting what the army called a mortal blow to militants who had dynamited the city’s ancient temples.

Source: FT, April 2, 2016

Palmyra in 2009, cc Adrian Zwegers, flickr

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