There is heightened international concern that one of the world's most historic cities could be destroyed in the latest bout of fighting in Syria.
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Islamic State fighters have entered the ruins of Palmyra, after overnight fighting saw them take complete control there.
Palmyra is a World Heritage Site, which includes 2,000-year-old temples and colonnaded streets, though the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says there has been no destruction there so far.
Former Clare FM presenter Caimin Jones visited Palmyra a number of years ago and says it would be a great shame if its beauty was to be lost.
