Forget about antiquities; what about Palmyra's civilians?
Tom Westcott
IRIN Contributor
“People are more important than ruins.”
So says Hassan Ahmed, a former resident of Palmyra, which the Syrian army took last week after 10 months under the control of the so-called Islamic State group.
Ahmed’s plea to IRIN is heartfelt: “I want you to convey to international organisations and institutions to care about the people of Palmyra who lost their homes, not just about the antiquities.”
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