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| IS 'seizes part of Syria's Palmyra' | IS 'seizes part of Syria's Palmyra' |
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| Islamic State fighters have seized the northern part of the ancient World Heritage-listed city of Palmyra in Syria, a monitoring group has said. | |
| Militants seized part of the town of Tadmur located on a strategic east-west route next to Palmyra on Saturday but had been pushed back from the ruins. | |
| Palmyra contains the ruins of one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world, according to UNESCO. | |
| It is feared IS fighters may now damage or destroy the site. | |
| Syria's antiquities chief said the insurgents would destroy the ancient ruins if they took control. | |
| The group has demolished similar antiquities in Iraq, seeing them as symbols of idolatry. | |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said a third of Palmyra had been taken. | |
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