A two-thousand year old Arch of Triumph, a jewel in the collection of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria, has reportedly been the target of Islamic State militants, who see the buildings as pagan and sacrilegious.
UNESCO chief Irina Bokova told RT'S "Worlds Apart", why Islamic State's destruction of historic ruins will have dire consequences.
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