Assad Hails Army’s Recapture Of Palmyra From IS

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Syria’s president has hailed his forces’ recapture of the famed ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State.

Bashar al Assad said it was an “important achievement” and showed his army and his allies’ success in combating terrorism, while the military claimed IS was beginning to retreat and collapse.

 

Government troops and militiamen, backed by Russian airstrikes, have seized back full control of Palmyra which fell to IS in 2015.

 

It marks the biggest reversal for the extremist group since Moscow’s intervention last September in the five-year conflict.

 

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