Sources: CNN
ISIL militants destroy part of Palmyra's ancient Roman theatre. 2017-01-20
The SOHR and Amaq announce that ISIL has captured an oil field north-west of Palmyra. 2016-12-10
The official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reports a mass grave, containing the bodies of beheaded women and children, has been found in the former ISIL-controlled city of Palmyra, recently retaken by the Syrian government. 2016-04-2
The Syrian Army takes full control of Palmyra after heavy fighting with ISIL forces, according to a Syrian military source. 2016-03-27
Satellite images released by the Associated Press reveal the historic Saint Elijah's Monastery near the Iraqi city of Mosul, the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq that predates Islam, has been completely razed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants. 2016-01-20
At least 26 people are killed following Syrian Arab Air Force air-raids on the Islamic State-held central Syrian city of Palmyra according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 2015-09-18
The United Nations confirms the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has completely destroyed the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria, after earlier reports that the structure was mostly intact. 2015-09-1
Islamic State fighters enter the ancient ruins of Palmyra after capturing the Syrian city of Tadmur yesterday. A hundred pro-government fighters are believed to have died in fighting. 2015-05-21
Malaysia says that Muslim women are joining IS as "prostitutes" which is contrary to the teachings of Islam. 2014-09-19
About 100 soldiers, guards and employees are killed as insurgents belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) seize control of the Shaer gas field in Palmyra, central Syria. The United Kingdom-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 115 people were killed in total. 2014-07-18