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Offline TomSea

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Hezbollah, Russia and the U.S. help Syria retake Palmyra
« on: March 04, 2017, 12:59:53 pm »
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Hezbollah, Russia and the U.S. help Syria retake Palmyra

 By Liz Sly March 2

BEIRUT — Syrian government forces recaptured the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State on Thursday, aided by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Russian military and, indirectly, U.S. airstrikes.

The government victory came nearly three months after the Islamic State marched back into the town in a surprise assault that appeared to have taken the Syrian army unawares.

Continued: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/syrian-army-retakes-the-ancient-city-of-palmyra-from-the-islamic-state/2017/03/02/fe770c78-ff63-11e6-9b78-824ccab94435_story.html?utm_term=.db8ee755c25e
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Re: Hezbollah, Russia and the U.S. help Syria retake Palmyra
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2017, 01:39:24 pm »
Strange bledfellows.
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Re: Hezbollah, Russia and the U.S. help Syria retake Palmyra
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2017, 01:43:51 pm »
If one were conspiratorial, one might note that Syria/Iran/Russia/Hezbollah never took Palmyra back until the US got involved.
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