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ISIS Planted Thousands Of Mines In Palmyra: Syrian Army
ISIS militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in, a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist fighters.
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Syria's Palmyra: Ghost Town Bearing Scars Of ISIS Destruction
Explosions rocked the ancient town of Palmyra on Friday and on the horizon, black smoke wafted behind its majestic Roman ruins, as Syrian army experts carefully detonated hundreds of mines they say were planted by ISIS terrorists before they fled the town.
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Assad Calls On UN To Help Restore Ancient Palmyra
President Bashar al-Assad called on the United Nations and other international organisations on Wednesday to help Syria to restore Palmyra after government forces drove Islamic State militants out of the ancient city.
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Syrian Army Retakes Palmyra Citadel From ISIS
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.
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Russia Carries Out 25 Air Strikes Around Syria's Palmyra Targeting ISIS
Russian authorities said its warplanes carried out up to 25 air strikes around the Syrian city of Palmyra targeting the ISIS who captured the ancient city last May, the media reported today.
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Giant Palmyra Arch Replicas To Go On Show In London, New York
Giant replicas of an ancient arch in the Syrian city of Palmyra attacked by Islamic State (IS) jihadists will go on show in London and New York next year, organisers said Monday.
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Islamic State Video Shows Mass Execution in Ruins of Syria's Palmyra
The Islamic State group on Saturday released a video showing 25 Syrian government soldiers being executed by teenagers in the ancient amphitheatre in the city of Palmyra.
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Islamic State Pushes Back Syria Insurgents Near Turkey
Islamic State fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on Sunday, capturing areas close to a border crossing with Turkey and threatening their supply route to Aleppo city, fighters and a group monitoring the war said.
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Islamic State Blows up Empty Prison Complex in Syria's Palmyra
The Islamic State group demolished a prison in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra today, a monitor said, destroying what was for decades one of the regime's most feared detention centres.
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Islamic State Executes 217 in, Near Syria's Palmyra in 9 Days: Monitor
The Islamic State group has executed at least 217 people, including civilians, in the nine days since it captured areas in Syria's Homs province including the ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor said Sunday.
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Islamic State Says it has Full Control of Syria's Palmyra
Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defences east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they had seized five days earlier.
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ISIS Planted Thousands Of Mines In Palmyra: Syrian Army
ISIS militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in, a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist fighters.
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Syria's Palmyra: Ghost Town Bearing Scars Of ISIS Destruction
Explosions rocked the ancient town of Palmyra on Friday and on the horizon, black smoke wafted behind its majestic Roman ruins, as Syrian army experts carefully detonated hundreds of mines they say were planted by ISIS terrorists before they fled the town.
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Assad Calls On UN To Help Restore Ancient Palmyra
President Bashar al-Assad called on the United Nations and other international organisations on Wednesday to help Syria to restore Palmyra after government forces drove Islamic State militants out of the ancient city.
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Syrian Army Retakes Palmyra Citadel From ISIS
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.
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Russia Carries Out 25 Air Strikes Around Syria's Palmyra Targeting ISIS
Russian authorities said its warplanes carried out up to 25 air strikes around the Syrian city of Palmyra targeting the ISIS who captured the ancient city last May, the media reported today.
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Giant Palmyra Arch Replicas To Go On Show In London, New York
Giant replicas of an ancient arch in the Syrian city of Palmyra attacked by Islamic State (IS) jihadists will go on show in London and New York next year, organisers said Monday.
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Islamic State Video Shows Mass Execution in Ruins of Syria's Palmyra
The Islamic State group on Saturday released a video showing 25 Syrian government soldiers being executed by teenagers in the ancient amphitheatre in the city of Palmyra.
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Islamic State Pushes Back Syria Insurgents Near Turkey
Islamic State fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on Sunday, capturing areas close to a border crossing with Turkey and threatening their supply route to Aleppo city, fighters and a group monitoring the war said.
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Islamic State Blows up Empty Prison Complex in Syria's Palmyra
The Islamic State group demolished a prison in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra today, a monitor said, destroying what was for decades one of the regime's most feared detention centres.
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Islamic State Executes 217 in, Near Syria's Palmyra in 9 Days: Monitor
The Islamic State group has executed at least 217 people, including civilians, in the nine days since it captured areas in Syria's Homs province including the ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor said Sunday.
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Islamic State Says it has Full Control of Syria's Palmyra
Islamic State fighters tightened their grip on the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Thursday and overran Iraqi government defences east of Ramadi, the provincial capital that they had seized five days earlier.
