Isil driven out of Palmyra

Palmyra was retaken on Sunday by Syrian government forces that, with the help of Russian air strikes, drove out Islamic State militants that had seized the city and destroyed a number of ancient monuments there last year.
The Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums has received field reports and photographs showing the state of Roman sites in Palmyra, including the Theatre, Temple of Bel, and the Colonnade, which appear to be in “good condition”. Photographs of the nat