'Syrian society is being shredded'
Islamic State (IS) militants have destroyed part of Palmyra鈥檚 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel - the largest temple at the ancient Syrian site, reports say.
The militants seized control of the world-famous Graeco-Roman ruins north-east of Damascus in May.
鈥淭his is such a major blow on a different order to anything else that鈥檚 happened for the whole of Syria,鈥 said Syria expert Diana Darke. 鈥淪yria doesn鈥檛 know how to report this 鈥 it鈥檚 such a major loss.鈥
The conflict in Syria had been left untreated like an open wound for four years, added the author.
鈥淪yrian society is being shredded.鈥
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from 31/08/2015
-
'Caring professions are open to everybody'
Duration: 02:47
-
Rape 'a crime of power and control'
Duration: 05:50
More clips from Today
-
Inside Mercedes F1 with Toto Wolff
Duration: 09:08
-
'I've thought about my phone as a weapon loads of times'
Duration: 09:11
-
Tom Tugendhat interview
Duration: 08:04
-
Robert Jenrick interview
Duration: 07:42