- Syrian troops have the oasis city of Palmyra recaptured
- The “Islamic State “is military in retreat
It is an important success against the terrorist militia of the” Islamic State “. Syrian troops have the ancient oasis city of Palmyra fully recaptured.
The army brought the famous for its ancient archaeological sites town after heavy fighting at night entirely under their control, a military official in Palmyra said Sunday AFP.
Russia had the Syrian army supported in recapturing the historic city with air strikes. In about 40 missions fighter jets had approximately 160 bases destroyed, informed on Saturday with the Ministry of Defence in Moscow. More than 100 terrorists were killed and ammunition depots and tanks were destroyed.
On Friday, the Syrian army was able to take the historic Citadel in the city outskirts. On Thursday Iraqi and Kurdish forces had started the first phase of an offensive, with which they want to liberate the IS stronghold Mosul in northern Iraq.
Palmyra part because of the unique buildings from the first centuries after Christ, a Unesco World Heritage Site , The IS had taken the city in May 2015 from the Syrian army.
Since the jihadists blew the 2,000 year old Temple of Bel, and other unique archäolgische sites. Syria army had launched its offensive two weeks ago.
The US has the terrorist militia dealt a heavy blow and killed the number two of the extremists. During surgery, several leaders of the IS were killed, said US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Friday in Washington.
He assume that including the IS-Vice and finance ministers Abdulrahman Mustafa al-Kaduli was. “We eliminate systematically her cabinet,” Carter said
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