Experts Rush to Ancient Palmyra After Regime Ousts IS

In this undated photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the site of the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. |AP

This file photo released May 17, 2015, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows a general view of Palmyra, Syria. |AP

This undated file image released by UNESCO shows the site of the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria. |AP

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers gather around a Syrian national flag in Palmyra, Syria. |AP

FILE - This undated file image released by UNESCO shows the site of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. |AP

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in Palmyra, Syria. |AP

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers use military binoculars during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in Palmyra, Syria. |AP

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in Palmyra, Syria. |AP

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian soldiers sit on top of a tank during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in Palmyra, Syria. |AP

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises from a gas station from fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in Palmyra, Syria. |AP

This file photo by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the general view of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria.. |AP