PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of Palmyra on a school trip as a child. Last week, he strolled with friends ...

like the once-celebrated Mosul Museum and ancient Palmyra in neighbouring Syria. The jihadist group was defeated in Iraq in 2017, and the restoration project in Nimrud began a year later ...

The majority of the Palmyra Archaeological Museum's collection was transferred to Damascus prior to Isis attacks on the ancient city in 2015, however, what is left in the museum has been damaged.

IS fighters wreaked havoc at other sites too, like the once-celebrated Mosul Museum and ancient Palmyra in neighbouring Syria. The jihadist group was defeated in Iraq in 2017, and the restoration ...