PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza ... perform Bach and Prokofiev in the same Roman Theatre where Islamic State executions occurred, an event broadcast live worldwide. Putin addressed ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city ... part of the façade of the ancient theater before using it for public executions. The few remaining residents of the modern city, many of whose ...

But IS launched a campaign of destruction after capturing Palmyra, using its ancient theatre as a venue for public executions and murdering its 82-year-old former antiquities chief. The jihadists ...

PALMYRA, Syria—Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of Palmyra on a school trip as a child. Last week, he strolled with friends past ...

But IS launched a campaign of destruction after capturing Palmyra, using its ancient theatre as a venue for public executions and murdering its 82-year-old former antiquities chief. The extremists ...