Syrian regime recaptures Palmyra from Islamic State
Iranian and Russian forces help push extremists out of historic city, which has been badly damaged during occupation
Smoke billows as Syrian regime fighters advance to retake the ancient city of Palmyra from Isis. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Martin Chulov in Beirut
Thursday 2 March 2017 13.19 EST
Last modified on Thursday 2 March 2017 13.37 EST
Forces loyal to the Syrian regime have recaptured most of the city of Palmyra two months after it fell to Islamic State militants for the second time in a year.
Led by Iranian-backed militias and Russian special forces, the loyalist units entered the city on Thursday, nearly three months after Isis took it over.
The fight to retake Palmyra, a world heritage site, had been long and intense, with the retreating Isis fighters laying an extensive network of mines and booby traps throughout the famed Roman ruins that were once one of Syria’s pre-eminent tourist attractions.
Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/02/syrian-regime-recaptures-palmyra-from-islamic-state
City or city of ruins, and why was ISIS once kicked out, came back to capture it for about 4 months? Anyway, good news for however it happened and hopefully, some of the city is salvageable.
