this city which could be witnessing -- which has stood for millennia which could be witnessing its final hours with isis moving in. isis a fundamentalist group that believes in the caliphate, that believes that only its version of islam is correct and that anything that came before it is not only darkness but that is a distraction from islam and that should therefore be obliterated. it's possible in the coming hours and days we could see another crime against cultural humanity carried out by isis. >> if they're able to get pal palmyra palmyra, does this mean they're within striking distance of taking over that country? because the regime in syria is so week it seems as they have to the dictator has very few troops left certainly very few areas he controls. could they in effect take over syria? >> we could see syria dividing into a couple of pieces with the kurds holding a piece and the