Syrian Army 'Recaptures' Ancient City Of Palmyra From Islamic State

The Syrian Army says it has recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State. The army said the move was achieved with help from allied forces and Russian air strikes.

The army and allied forces advanced inside Palmyra on Thursday after Islamic State pulled its fighters out of the city, a war monitoring group said.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that the Syrian city of Palmyra has been fully recaptured from Islamic State militants, the RIA news agency reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

The Syrian army retook the ancient town, which has fallen to IS twice, with help from the Russian air force. Such a good news.

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