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In Pictures: Heritage sites in Iraq and Syria under threat from ISIS militants
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A picture taken on March 14, 2014, shows the Temple of Baal Shamin seen through two Corinthian columns in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometres north-east of Damascus.
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Unesco has also stepped in to call for an end to the fighting, urging the world to do everything it can to protect the population "and safeguard the unique cultural heritage".
They then released a video the following month showing militants, armed with sledgehammers and other tools, destroying statues and artefacts in the Mosul Museum.
