Damascus - Members of the terrorist organization Islamic State, Daesh by its acronym in Arabic, have reportedly destroyed historical archaeological sites near the city of Abukamar in the northern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor.

Videos and reports from the Syrian media tell of Daesh dynamiting and destroying statues and pieces in Dura Europos site, also known as Al Salhiye, built in the 8th century BC and were part of the Silk Road.

The site, located near the Euphrates River and very close to the Iraqi border, is one of the 83 in existence in the province of Deir Ezzor, more than 460 km north of Damascus.

Of 758 archaeological sites in Syria, about 10 percent are located in that province, according to recently published data on an interactive map of experts and specialized institutions in this Levant nation.

Those reports state that about 104 archaeological sites have been seriously damaged and 24 have been destroyed by sabotage and looting by terrorist groups throughout Syria.