PALMYRA, Syria – The Syrian city of Palmyra stood for decades as a shining example of ancient civilization, a caravan stop on the Silk Road that served as the capital of Queen Zenobia’s empire ...

Syrian pro-government forces walk on a street in the ancient city of Palmyra on March 27, 2016, after troops recaptured the city from ISIS. STR/AFP/AFP/Getty Images.

About 80% of the artifacts in Palmyra appear to be largely intact after the ancient city's recapture from Islamic State militants, a jubilant Syrian official said Monday, and he estimated that ...

ISIS Pulls Out Of Palmyra, Leaves Destruction In Its Wake : The Two-Way Syrian government troops say they have driven ISIS forces out of the ancient city, but the self-described Islamic State has ...

An arch in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra is the latest casualty. — -- A 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra is the latest casualty by ISIS militants. Professor ...

The Isis militant group has destroyed a historic temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, which had stood almost perfectly intact for nearly 2,000 years. When exactly the Baalshamin Temple ...

Smoke rises after a Syrian Rocket launcher shell on Islamic State positions in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, about 215 kilometers northeast of Damascus on Tuesday. News reports say the ...

Islamic State militants in Syria have blown up three tower tombs in the ancient city of Palmyra, just days after demolishing one of the Middle East’s most important historic sites, the 2000-year ...

The ancient city of Palmyra flourished around 2,000 years ago as a hub for trade. (Image credit: Waj via Shutterstock) The identity of an unknown god described in inscriptions from the ancient ...

NEARLY five years ago, shortly after graduating from my alma mater, Calvin College, I remember my mother and grandmother crying in the kitchen, telling me “there’s no reason to go into Syria ...

Syrian pro-government forces walk on a street in the ancient city of Palmyra on March 27, 2016, after troops recaptured the city from ISIS. STR/AFP/AFP/Getty Images.