On March 31, 2016, a photographer holds a picture of the Temple of Bel taken on March 14, 2014, in front of the remains of the historic temple after it was destroyed by ISIS jihadists in September 2015 in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured Palmyra on March 27, 2016, after a fierce offensive to rescue the city from jihadists who view the UNESCO-listed site's magnificent ruins as idolatrous.
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