Baladi - Newspapers
Syrian regime and Russian bombing has damaged one of the Middle East's best preserved Roman amphitheater footage of the site has shown.
Russia and the Syrian regime have been shelling Bosra al-Sham for days, as part of an offensive into opposition areas of Daraa province.
Syrian activists and monitors blamed regime shelling for the destruction in Bosra with major damage to the stone steps of the theatre.
Syrian regime forces have now taken over the town and raised the government flag above the UNESCO heritage site.
Footage shot by rebels in 2015 showed damage to Bosra's amphitheaters caused by regime bombing and shelling.
Syrian rebels in control of Bosra have made great efforts to preserve the site, activists have said.
Syria - one of the world's richest countries for heritage sites - has seen many other important monuments and areas severely damaged in the country's seven year war.
Days of shelling and bombing has seen over 100 people killed and 180,000 residents displaced.
Source: The New Arab