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Eugene

(61,881 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:32 PM Dec 2016

Islamic State fighters re-enter ancient Palmyra in Syria

Source: BBC

Islamic State fighters re-enter ancient Palmyra in Syria

11 December 2016 Middle East

Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city.

Monitoring groups say militants and pro-government forces fought fiercely in the centre of Palmyra.

An activist there told the BBC that the city was now "more or less" in IS hands.

Reports from Palmyra say about 50 Syrian troops were killed and there was an unconfirmed report that the rest were fleeing.

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Islamic State fighters re-enter ancient Palmyra in Syria (Original Post) Eugene Dec 2016 OP

Maybe they haven't Turbineguy Dec 2016 #1

Palmyra: 'Chemical gas attack' hits IS-held Syrian area muriel_volestrangler Dec 2016 #2

Turbineguy

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1. Maybe they haven't

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 09:50 PM

Dec 2016

finished destroying the antiquities?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,311 posts)

2. Palmyra: 'Chemical gas attack' hits IS-held Syrian area

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2016, 03:46 PM

Dec 2016

Dozens of people have been killed in air strikes and a suspected gas attack near the Syrian city of Palmyra, monitoring groups say.
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Sources in Hama province reported seeing dead bodies with no visible injuries, according to the UK-based group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The death toll was put at at least 40 by one citizens' group in Hama province.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38295309

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