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Summary

The BBC published this photo with the caption, "Islamic State (IS) has published images of what appears to be the destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin at the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria." They quote one ISIS caption, "The complete destruction of the pagan Baalshamin temple."


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Description

appears to be the destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin at the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria

Source

BBC News

Date

2015-08-25

Author

Unknown photographer, probably working on behalf of ISIS

Permission
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Fair Use.


Non-free media information and use rationale true for Temple of Baalshamin
Description

As ISIS puts it, "The complete destruction of the pagan Baalshamin temple."

Source

BBC News, citing ISIS social media publications which are probably unavailable in their original form.

Article

Temple of Baalshamin

Portion used

The entire portion shown is needed to put the explosion in context and scale.

Low resolution?

The BBC, which is not a copyright owner and is extremely unlikely to have signed a licensing deal with ISIS, deemed this resolution to be acceptable for publication.

Purpose of use

To illustrate the destruction of the temple.

Replaceable?

Not unless you're going to Syria to build a new Temple of Baalshamin...

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current19:43, 11 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 19:43, 11 February 2017421 × 236 (15 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
14:46, 25 August 2015No thumbnail976 × 549 (62 KB)Wnt (talk | contribs)The BBC published this photo with the caption, "Islamic State (IS) has published images of what appears to be the destruction of the Temple of Baalshamin at the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria." They quote one ISIS caption, "The complete destruction...

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