Syria's top archeologist and the director of antiquities, Maamoun Abdelkarim, told Sputnik that some of the ruined cultural sites in the city could be restored.
"Today is our happiest day because the city has been liberated from terrorists and its historical monuments will be restored," he said, adding that hundreds of precious items from Palmyra's museum had earlier been moved to safety.
Fortunately, Daesh militants left a theater, the city's main street, walls and four ancient gates untouched. But that's really is a drop in the ocean of sorrow, as since the jihadists took control of Palmyra last May they destroyed a lot of the city's ancient heritage sites.
Below are just some of the historic sites from Palmyra:
Palmyra
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A historic site in Palmyra destroyed during military operations
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