Monday, August 24, 2015

ISIS blows up ancient temple in Syria’s Palmyra

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants on Sunday blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, the country’s antiquities chief told AFP.

“Daesh placed a large quantity of explosives in the temple of Baal Shamin today and then blew it up causing much damage to the temple,” said Maamoun Abdulkarim, using another name for ISIS.

Over the past several months, ISIS have blown up and defaced historical sites and artifacts across their sprawling self-proclaimed "caliphate" stretching across Iraq and Syria.

ISIS took control of Palmyra in May, located in the central desert region of the country, sparking worldwide concern that they would destroy its 2,000 year-old ruins.

Last week, the militants caused uproar when they beheaded Khaled Asaad, an 82-year-old antiquities scholar living in Palmyra, reportedly because he refused to reveal where some artifacts were hidden.

In June, ISIS destroyed two ancient Muslim mausoleums in Palmyra.

Then in July, the militants used Palmyra's ancient amphitheatre as a stage to kill 25 Syrian solidiers, and released a video of the mass execution.

The fate of Palmyra's remaining ruins - including its dozens of standing Roman-era columns - remains unclear.
(alarabiya.net with AFP)

24/8/15
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1 comment:

  1. Syrien: IS zersprengte 2000 Jahre alten Tempel in Palmyra...

    Die Jihadistenmiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) hat einen bedeutenden Tempel in der von ihr besetzten syrischen Oasenstadt Palmyra gesprengt. Der Tempel von Baal Shamin sei mit einer großen Menge Sprengstoff in die Luft gejagt worden, sagte der Direktor der syrischen Antikensammlungen, Maamun Abdulkarim, am Sonntag der Nachrichtenagentur AFP.

    Die Syrische Beobachtungsstelle für Menschenrechte bestätigte die Zerstörung des Tempels. Das Gebäude sei in großen Teilen zerstört, sagte Abdulkarim. Bei der Explosion sei die sogenannte Cella des Tempels, ihr innerster heiliger Bereich, zerstört worden. Die umgebenden Säulen seien eingestürzt. "Unsere schlimmsten Befürchtungen erfüllen sich gerade", sagte Abulkarim. Der Tempel des Baal Shamin wurde im Jahr 17 errichtet; unter dem römischen Kaiser Hadrian wurde er im Jahr 130 erweitert.....diepresse.com

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