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One really cheery bit of news over the past few days — right up there with the fact that Donald Trump may be losing in Wisconsin — is the recapture of the ancient city of Palmyra by Syrian military forces.
For images of the magnificent ruins there, see this photo essay:
http://www.nationalreview.com/slideshows/palmyra#0
ISIS, practicing its usual barbarism, destroyed important antiquities there and beheaded the elderly Syrian archaeologist who had devoted his life to caring for the site, but much, happily, is still intact.
It’s good to see barbarians retreating, wherever they are.
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