Or at least ancient Palmyra, in Syria.

So yeah, if IS somehow takes the city, there are going to be a lot of ancient ruins dating from Roman times that will certainly be destroyed by them. What I find incredibly retarded is why the Syrian Government made no effort whatsoever to attempt preserving these ruins, or at least any of the smaller, transportable artifacts by moving them to Damascus or something at least. IS most likely won't take the area, but there will most likely be some degree of battle damage....

>ISIS invades Italy
>ISIS captures Italy
>Germany and France invade Italy
>Germany and France reclaim Italy
>Italy gets split between Germany and France
>No more Italy

Good, good

No. Point is that one of the largest and most significant cultural heritage sites is at risk of complete destruction.

But still. Lol