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Syrians walk and cycle amidst debris and destroyed buildings as residents return to the modern town of Palmyra, adjacent to the ancient Syrian city, on April 9, 2016. Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured Palmyra on March 27, 2016, after a fierce offensive to rescue the city from jihadists who view the UNESCO-listed site's magnificent ruins as idolatrous. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)

Syrians walk and cycle amidst debris and destroyed buildings as residents return to the modern town of Palmyra, adjacent to the ancient Syrian city, on April 9, 2016.


Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured Palmyra on March 27, 2016, after a fierce offensive to rescue the city from jihadists who view the UNESCO-listed site's magnificent ruins as idolatrous. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA        (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)