The damaged ruins of Palmyra underscore the cultural cost of Syria's war

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: April 18, 2016
Article: The damaged ruins of Palmyra underscore the cultural cost of Syria's war
Page: 20
Author:  Jared Malsin
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1. Where is the ancient temple of Bel located?
2. About when was Palmyra built?
3. When did ISIS militants conquer Palmyra?
4. When did ISIS militants destroy the Temple of Bel?
5. Why did ISIS militants destroy the Temple of Bel?
6. What other temple did ISIS militants destroy?
7. What did ISIS militants destroy that they looted from Palmyra?
8. What is the name of the antiquities scholar who was killed by ISIS militants?
9. Who has been able to photograph the destruction of Palmyra as of April 2016?
10. How long has the civil war been going on in Syria?
11. How many of Syria's UNESCO World Heritage Sites have been destroyed?
12. Have jihadists been the only ones doing the destruction to these sites?
13. What monument did the Syrian Government bomb?
14. What is the name of the 12th century crusader castle west of Homs?
15. What was destroyed in April of 2013?

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Putin's Wily Syria Tactics Pay Off by Ian Bremmer

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: March 28, 2016
Article: Putin's wily Syria tactics pay off
Page: 16
Author:  Ian Bremmer
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1. Who is Vladimir Putin?
2. When are the Russians pulling out of Syria?
3. Where is the naval base that Russia leases in Syria?
4. How many naval bases does Russia have outside of Russia not in former Soviet territory?
5. Does Russia have access to a Syrian air base?
6. What will protect access to the Syrian air base and the Russian naval base?
7. What does Moscow reserve the right to drop if it deems necessary?
8. What were Putin's goals in Syria?
9. Where does the Russian government get its money?
10. What is Putin betting on that the EU will do if he helps relieve the refugee crisis?
11. What was Putin reminding Syria's President Bashar Assad?
12. In your opinion should Russia be involved in the Syrian affair?
13. Should Assad allow Russia to have access to its air base?
14. At what point will Assad find Russia as a beneficial ally?
15. At what point will Putin not find Syria beneficial?


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