Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has reported to the commander-in-chief, President Vladimir Putin
...Second and fourth President and sixth of the Russian Federation and the first to remain sober. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from polonium poisoning. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to Putin. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead..., that the historic city in Syria’s Homs province has been liberated, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was one of the most important centers of the Roman Empire.
It fell under ISIS control back in 2015, with the holy warriors blowing up several historic monuments, including the 1,800-year-old Monumental Arch of Palmyra, most of the Temple of Bel, and the Temple of Baalshamin.
The city was liberated in last March after a two-week operation by the Syrian Army, with the backing of Russian aviation.
However,
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the city was retaken by ISIS in a counteroffensive in December 2016, which forced the Syrian Army to retreat, evacuating 80 percent of the population.
The ’jihadists’ resumed their assault on historic heritage, destroying Palmyra’s Roman theater and the legendary Tetrapylon
The new operation to liberate the city was launched shortly afterwards, with the government forces advancing towards the city on a daily basis.
Earlier on Thursday, the Syrian military took the strategic al-Tar heights near the city of Palmyra.