Posted on 03/23/2016 8:42:49 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior
The Syria government forces have regained control of historic area of Palmyra, Syrian brigadier-general said.
"The Syrian army regained control of the historic town of Tadmur (Palmyra) with small weapons," a Syrian brigadier-general told Sputnik. Thus, he emphasized that the town was taken without air assistance.
Palmyra has been under Daesh control since May 2015. The terrorist group has already destroyed part of the ancient city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Glad to hear that. Had the Russians not given them assistance, this likely wouldn’t be possible.
Seems like a long and hard fight.
Yes. The Russisn press is being reporting the site is captured for the last three days. The English-language one - ‘they [the Assad’s army]’ve entered’ or ‘they’ve reached the place’.
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