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Daesh massacres 400 women in children in Palmyra

 
25 May
09:13 2015

NEWS CENTER (DİHA) - Four days after Daesh seized the Palmyra World Heritage site in Syria, the local media has reported Sunday that at least 400 people in the area were killed by the gang group.

Daesh forces occupying the historic city of Palmyra have killed approximately 400 women and children. Daesh assaulted the ancient city of Palmyra over the previous week, with Syrian army forces withdrawing from the city on Thursday. Concerns continue that the group will destroy the historic site of Tadmur, as they have in other historic sites in Syria and Iraq.

Syrian state TV reports that Daesh gangs have massacred a group of 400 women and children in the city as part of their attacks on civilians.

The Palmyra site dates back to the first century and boasts architecture representing mixed cultures, according to UNESCO.

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