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| IS seizes northern part of Syrian city Palmyra, kills civilians: Monitor |
| 2015-05-17 |
| [HINDUSTANTIMES] Jihadists from the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS) group seized control of the northern part of Syria's ancient desert city of Palmyra on Saturday after fierce festivities with government forces, a monitoring group said. "IS advanced and took control of most of northern Palmyra, and there are fierce festivities happening now," said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. He said 13 jihadist fighters were killed in ongoing festivities near the Islamic citadel in the city's west. Abdel Rahman had no details on regime casualties. Most of Palmyra's renowned ruins, including colonnaded streets and elaborately decorated tombs, lie to the southwest of the city. IS began its offensive on Palmyra on Wednesday and inched closer to the ancient metropolis on Thursday and Friday, executing at least 49 civilians over those two days according to the Observatory. Rahman said family members of |
| Posted by:Fred |