Assad's forces evacuated a ton of civilians, and chose not to fight among the monuments, that ISIS has vowed to destroy. If the Yaquidi didn't evacuate, it's going to be another ISIS SLAUGHTER...
Losing Palmyra also opens up Western Syria to Isis invasion.
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Pro #SAA sources confirming that Palmyra fell to #IS completely and that #SAA withdrew. #Syria #IS
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Local reporter in #Palmyra #Syria confirms that the city, prison and regime airbase are under #ISIS control.
The JV is on the run.
Pretty good for a JV Team.
This is going to be awful. I am sure ISIS is preparing to video the destruction of the columns and other monuments.
AFP has an article up now:
IS in almost full control of Syria’s Palmyra: monitor
“”IS controls almost all of Palmyra” following the withdrawal of government troops from all sectors except for a prison in the east and military intelligence headquarters in the west, said Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.”
http://news.yahoo.com/almost-full-control-syrias-palmyra-monitor-185306811.html;_ylt=AwrC1TEO2VxVoQ0AmyTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg—
well all the historic sites will be smashed to crumbs....
Well, that looks like someplace I won’t be able to ever visit.
ISIS is so satanic it can’t even allow history to exist.
The Muslims in the White House are pleased.
"I love it when a plan comes together!"
"Yeah, but it was my plan!"
"No, you idiots. It vas MY plan!!!"
Lead Thugger Obama and his libs must be so very happy.
This is a wonderful opportunity to test the neutron bomb!
This folks, is the Obama doctrine.
Somewhere, Obama and Jarrett are high fiving each other
ISIS is the game. Most of what you on TV is eyewash to keep people from seeing what is happening.
Between the Turks, the Qataris, and the obamists, ISIS is doing exactly what they were intended to do. They have the occasional PR lapse, but the Turks and the obamists don’t give too hoots about that except as it complicates the PR. Which they don’t really care about, and once Assad falls, and Lebanon, and once ISIS sits on all sides of Israel it isn’t really going to matter.
Russia and America hold talks to prepare for Assad’s defeat
May 16 2015
Russia and the United States have begun discussing the fall of President Assad amid signs that Syria’s four-year civil war is turning decisively against him.
It was such a GREAT idea to try and get rid of Assad. Getting rid of Qaddafi was also a brilliant plan. I wonder what other leader will be removed from power without much thought being given as to who/what will fill the vacuum created?
Josh Earnest: Are we going to light our hair on fire every time there’s a setback?”
His hair is is on fire, his feet are on fire and his ass is on fire.
Josh Earnest makes Bagdad Bob look like the most trusted name in media.
Activists said the regime has begun launching retaliatory air strikes on the city, and much of it has fallen into darkness with widespread electricity outages.