PALMYRA, Syria, May 5 (UPI) -- Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergievl performed a concert in the ruins of Palmyra on Thursday.
In March, Syrian forces, with help from Russian airstrikes, retook the ancient city from the Islamic State. IS, also known as ISIS, ISIL and Daesh, carried out killings in the ancient Roman theater, according to online footage, and destroyed several monuments during its 10-month occupation of the area. Two of the nearly 2,000-year-old temples were left in ruins.