Lorenzo Meloni SYRIA. Palmyra / Tadmor. 1 April 2016. Inside the historic town of Palmyra, retaken from IS by Syrian Arab Army.
The area surrounding Palmyra is still a military zone, with Syrian Army officers wo (...)
rking to clear unexploded ordinance and completely secure the city. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni SYRIA. Palmyra / Tadmor. 1 April 2016. Inside the historic town of Palmyra, retaken from IS by Syrian Arab Army.
A Syrian Army General gazes at the ruins of the ancient medieval Palmyra Citadel, w (...)
hich towers over the town and the taking of which was a decisive military gain. Retreating Islamic State militants blew up the bridge to the citadel and soldiers could only enter it by scaling the medieval walls with ropes. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni SYRIA. Palmyra / Tadmor. 1 April 2016. Inside the historic town of Palmyra, retaken from IS by Syrian Arab Army.
Syrian Army generals and soldiers gaze over Palmyra from the medieval citadel. Gain (...)
ing control of the strategic citadel was a decisive moment in the battle for Palmyra. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni SYRIA. Palmyra / Tadmor. 1 April 2016. Inside the historic town of Palmyra, retaken from IS by Syrian Arab Army.
The broken torso of a defaced statue lies amongst holes left by the controlled deto (...)
nation of mines planted by Islamic State militants in central Palmyra. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos
Lorenzo Meloni SYRIA. Palmyra / Tadmor. 1 April 2016. Inside the historic town of Palmyra, retaken from IS by Syrian Arab Army.
Syrian Army soldiers take shade beneath some of the huge pillars in the Temple of B (...)
el which survived Islamic State efforts to destroy the ruin. © Lorenzo Meloni | Magnum Photos