Baalshamin

3D reconstructions of some of Syria's most spectacular archaeological sites went online on March 15 after a big push to digitalize the war-torn country's threatened heritage.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) extremists have blown up the famous Arch of Triumph in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's head of antiquities said Oct.5, as the jihadists press their campaign to tear down the treasured heritage site.

The most famed temple in Syria's Palmyra has been blown up, the United Nations said on Aug. 31, showing satellite images of the damage as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) presses a campaign to tear down the treasured heritage site.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group has blown up parts of the Temple of Bel in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor and activists said.

Islamic State militants have destroyed Palmyra’s ancient Temple of Baalshamin, Syrian officials and activists charged on Monday, days after beheading the chief archaeologist of the site.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants on Aug. 23 blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, an official said, the latest in a series of cultural relics to be destroyed by the jihadist group.