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The Syria government forces have regained control of historic area of Palmyra
Sputnik ^ | 03/23/2016

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at sputniknews.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: freed; palmyra; syria

1 posted on 03/23/2016 8:42:50 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior
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To: Freelance Warrior

Glad to hear that. Had the Russians not given them assistance, this likely wouldn’t be possible.


2 posted on 03/23/2016 8:57:04 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Breathe, Donald.... Breathe.)
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To: Freelance Warrior

Seems like a long and hard fight.


3 posted on 03/25/2016 2:50:16 AM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: BlackVeil

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’.


4 posted on 03/25/2016 6:23:42 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior (A Russian.)
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