More shattered antiquities in Syria’s Palmyra

The recapture of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra from IS has brought new revelations of the destruction wreaked by the extremists, who decapitated priceless statues and smashed or looted artifacts in the city’s museum.

Experts say they need time to assess the full extent of damage in Palmyra, a Unesco world heritage site boasting 2,000-year-old Roman-era colonnades and other ruins, which once attracted tens of thousands of tourists every year.

Syrian troops drove IS out on Sunday, 10 months after the militants seized the town.