The Islamic State is in control of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra and its Unesco World Heritage site ruins, according to activists.
Observers are now monitoring for signs that IS is destroying artefacts as it has done elsewhere in parts of Syria and Iraq.
Syrian state media claims most of the inhabitants of Tadmur, which is the modern settlement at Palmyra, have been evacuated.
Halla Dyab, Syrian film-maker who has been to the site, says she is now pessimistic it will survive.
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Halla Dyab, Syrian film-maker who has been to the site, says it's not only important for historical reasons.
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Halla Dyab, Syrian film-maker who has been to the site, says its capture is highly symbolic.
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