Reuters: Syrian army retakes Palmyra citadel from Islamic State
Syrian soldiers recaptured the old citadel of Palmyra overlooking the city's ancient ruins on Friday, state media and a monitoring group said, in an offensive which could open up much of eastern Syria to government forces.
The recapture of Palmyra, which the Islamist militants seized in May 2015, would mark the biggest single gain for President Bashar al-Assad since Russia intervened in September and turned the tide of the five-year conflict in his favor.
Palmyra is the site of some of the most extensive ruins of the ancient Roman empire, and temples and tombs were dynamited by Islamic State fighters in what the United Nations has described as a war crime.
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More News On The Battle For Palmyra
Syrian Army retakes historic citadel from ISIS continuing advance on Palmyra - state media -- RT
Syria Army Retakes Palmyra Citadel - State TV -- SKY News
Syrian forces fight to reclaim Palmyra heritage site from Islamic State militants -- ABC News Online
Fighting Against IS Rages in Central Syrian Town of Palmyra -- AP
Syrian Regime Forces Push Into ISIS-Held City Of Palmyra -- NPR
Palmyra: Syrian troops poised to retake ancient city, state media report -- CNN
IS video claims to show group still in control of Palmyra -- Middle East Eye
UNESCO chief welcomes the liberation of Syria's Palmyra world heritage site -- UN News Centre
'Palmyra has to fall' (Audio) -- BBC
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There is a significant difference between support and "support". With "support" you never know who is actually getting support or even if both all parties are getting some measure of real support from the same source with the objective of stalmate.
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