UN satellites confirm that Islamic State continues to destroy heritage sites in Palmyra

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Einar Bjorgo, manager of U.N. satellite analysts UNOSAT, says a satellite image taken Monday “unfortunately shows the destruction of the temple’s main building” as well as “a row of columns in its immediate vicinity.”

The IS group, which captured Palmyra from forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in May, destroyed the smaller Temple of Baalshamin in the complex last week and posted images of the destruction days later.