Report: Islamic State Militants Destroy Part of Roman Amphitheater in Palmyra, Syria

The façade of a second-century Roman amphitheater and another ancient monument in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria have been destroyed by Islamic State militants, according to a Syrian state-run news agency reported by the New York Times Friday. SANA, the news agency, said ISIS had destroyed part of the amphitheater and severely damaged a tetrapylon, a square structure of four plinths, each with four columns. Reports said the tetra pylon had two columns still standing and appearing to have been “intentionally destroyed using explosives.” The smashing of the ancient structures was a further attempt by the group to impose its will by destroying historic monuments or artifacts that it says...