View of the ruins at Palmyra, Syria, in 2010 (photo by Marc Veraart, via Flickr) The UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to the UN cultural agency, “offers the consummate example of an ancient ...
ISIS seized control of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back 2,000 years, last month, prompting fears for the site's survival This is the the latest act of cultural vandalism by the Sunni ...
Operation Hawkeye Strike is a US-led military campaign aimed at eliminating ISIS cells still active in Syria. The operation was officially announced in December 2025 and authorized by President Donald ...
The Israel-US war with Iran has brought renewed attention to the damage and destruction of ancient sites across the country. Airstrikes have affected some of Iran’s most revered cultural landmarks.