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ISIS controls 50 percent of Syria after takeover of Palmyra, activists say
Fox News ^ | 05/21/15

Posted on 05/21/2015 6:54:05 AM PDT by Enlightened1

The Islamic State terror group now controls over half of Syrian territory after seizing the village and archaeological site of Palmyra Thursday, activists monitoring Syria's civil war said.

Rami Abdurrahman of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the Associated Press the extremists overran the archaeological site, just to the southwest of the modern settlement on Palmyra, shortly after midnight local time.

In Damascus, state TV acknowledged that pro-government forces had withdrawn from the town. A Facebook page close to ISIS published a statement Thursday, purportedly from the group, saying "the soldiers of the Islamic State" completed their control of Palmyra. The capture came after government forces collapsed, "leaving large numbers of dead whose bodies filled the streets," it said.

An activist in the central province of Homs who goes by the name of Bebars al-Talawy said ISIS has taken over the ruins at the UNESCO world heritage site famous for its 2,000-year-old towering Roman-era colonnades and other ruins and priceless artifacts. Before the war, thousands of tourists a year visited the remote desert outpost, a cherished landmark referred to by Syrians as the "Bride of the Desert."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 50percent; controls; godsgravesglyphs; isis; israel; palmyra; syria
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1 posted on 05/21/2015 6:54:06 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Obama has ISIS on the run, basically since he retreated from his national security responsibilites ISIS has been able to “run” from conquered city to conquered city.


2 posted on 05/21/2015 6:56:22 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro
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3 posted on 05/21/2015 6:56:48 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Obama WANTS ISIS to win.


4 posted on 05/21/2015 6:58:26 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (A free society canÂ’t let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous extremists.)
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To: Enlightened1

Despite Obama’s vow to destroy ISIS, they are well on their way to creating a jihadist Arabic speaking Sunni state composed of large parts of Syria and Iraq. Actually its up to Iran, which has the most to lose, to stop them.


5 posted on 05/21/2015 7:00:35 AM PDT by allendale
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To: allendale

I think Omoron and Iran want Isis to win. Isis will be the bodyguard for Iran if Israel tries anything. Just my thoughts...I could be wrong. This is working well for Valerie Jarrett and her counterparts in Iran.
Boy has America been made the fool by electing this twit and her majesty Valerie....


6 posted on 05/21/2015 7:11:10 AM PDT by oust the louse (The LEFT has no principles, it only has goals !)
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To: allendale

We need a new Queen Zenobia!


7 posted on 05/21/2015 7:12:53 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: allendale

They just busted the massive prison in Palmyra too. Add somewhere close to 1000 Jihadis to their ranks


8 posted on 05/21/2015 7:17:00 AM PDT by Viennacon
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To: oust the louse

Israel will be able to hand to ISIS its rear ends. Israel is to the 21st century as Iran is to the 7th century.


9 posted on 05/21/2015 7:23:42 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: 1Old Pro

What I don’t get is how does ISIS provide basic services? Any skilled workers must get out of town right away. I see the ISIS Caliphate becoming a giant latrine. I know there is oil money, but you can’t buy everything.


10 posted on 05/21/2015 7:29:34 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Absolutely ..!!!!!

And .. Israel is just a hop, skip and a jump from Damascus.

Isaiah 17:1 “Woe to Damascus, it has been taken away from being a city, it has become a ruinous heap.”

Geeeeee .. I wonder what would make that happen ..??????


11 posted on 05/21/2015 7:32:42 AM PDT by CyberAnt ("The hour has arrived to gather the Harvest")
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To: Enlightened1

Amazing what one can accomplish with a sympathetic white house.


12 posted on 05/21/2015 7:38:03 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

“”What I don’t get is how does ISIS provide basic services? Any skilled workers must get out of town right away. I see the ISIS Caliphate becoming a giant latrine. I know there is oil money, but you can’t buy everything.””

Good observations. I also want to know just WHO is filming all the reports that we see from those war ravaged areas!! Does anyone know?


13 posted on 05/21/2015 7:44:17 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Yup.

Israel may not love Assad but they’re really gonna have problems with the new neighbors.


14 posted on 05/21/2015 7:54:50 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: cripplecreek

With half of Syria gone we should start placing bets how long it will be before President Asswad flees the country or is killed.


15 posted on 05/21/2015 9:20:08 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: DaxtonBrown

Do they need services if they murder half the population and the other half leaves town


16 posted on 05/21/2015 10:21:18 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
But, but, ISIS was on the brink of annihilation. /s
17 posted on 05/21/2015 3:59:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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18 posted on 05/22/2015 7:13:55 AM PDT by SJackson (I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes)
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To: cripplecreek

Look for Israel to hand ISIS their rear-ends.


19 posted on 05/22/2015 7:15:42 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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Just adding to the keyword, no ping.


20 posted on 09/05/2015 4:50:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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