Presidents Assad and Putin Order Their Forces to Again Liberate “The Jewel of the Desert”
NOVANEWS
By Franklin Lamb
The Syrian people’s past and our globally shared endangered heritage in this cradle of civilization may hang in the balance.
Palmyra: theatre of ISIS brutality.
by Franklin Lamb
The National Museum, Damascus
It’s a god-awful situation today in Palmyra. How much of our priceless cultural heritage will be destroyed during the expanding re-occupation by Islamic State (IS)?
Palmyra: A look inside recaptured ancient city in Syria – BBC News
This observer has received more than two dozen emails in the past 72 hours asking for details of what is happening in Palmyra. Many scholars and citizens interested in Palmyra and our cultural heritage here is Syria, who I have had the honor to communicate with these past three years while doing research for the volume, S...