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Pictures of the UNESCO World Heritage site of ancient Palmyra taken following the recapture of the city by Syrian troops backed by Russian forces on March 27, 2016 show the damage made by ISIS during its 10-month occupation. In 2015 the archaeologist, Khaled al-Asaad, who had looked after the ruins for 40 years and refused to reveal the location of archaeological treasures of the city was also murdered by ISIS.

Photos taken on March 31, 2016 by Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images

This is tragic, and we shouldn’t forget Khaled al-Asaad, the archaeologist killed by ISIS because he refused to reveal where valuable artefacts had been moved for safekeeping.

Khaled al-Asaad is now part of the history he gave up his life trying to protect, please, never forget about him.

What a shame.

As sad as it is, fear not! For Palmyra has been recaptured and not all is lost, as seen here

notable quote from the page:

Maamoun Abdulkarim, head of antiquities in Syria, told the BBC that more than 80% of the ancient city was still intact. He said restoration and some reconstruction would be required but “in general we are very happy because I thought that the result would be more disaster”.

Antiquities officials are currently in talks with Unesco to discuss how to go about the restoration process, but it seems that the more important structures are still standing.

Let’s hope for the best that Syrian Antiquities officials will be able to restore what they can, and be thankful that IS did not destroy as much as we all feared.