Islamic state Militants on Sunday blew up the famous triumphal arch in the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. About this informed the head of the ancient monuments of Syria Maamoun Abdulkarim (Maamun Taher).

Fighters for several months, a campaign for the destruction of the cultural heritage of Syria and Iraq under their control, and in mid-August they killed 82-year-old head of the Palmyra antiquities. Palmyra they seized in may, and since then, periodically, demonstrative explosions its most important monuments protected by UNESCO, such as temple of Baal. Destroying temples, tombs, and statues of pre-Islamic era, ISIL claims to be fighting with italobalkaniona@

Experts believe that such destruction fighters raise your credibility and attract followers and money from selling artifacts on the black market to Finance the Islamic state. The Association of archeologists of Syria reports that more than 900 monuments and archaeological reserves have been looted, damaged or destroyed during the four years of civil voyny@

a Ruined triumphal arch was one of the symbols of Palmyra. "They want to destroy the amphitheater, the colonnade. We now fear for the entire city," said Maamoun Abdulkarim, urging the world community to save Palmyra. According to experts, other important monuments of Palmyra already zaminirovanii@

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: artdaily.com, artinvestment.ru