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Syrian forces take up positions during fighting between Government forces and Islamic State group militants in the ancient city of Palmyra, near Homs, Syria. (Photo: AP)

Syrian army retakes town of Palmyra from ISIS

It was also the second blow for ISIS group in Syria in a week, after Turkish fighters seized the Syrian town of al-Bab...

3 March 2017 7:53 AM IST

A desert oasis surrounded by palm trees in central Syria, Palmyra is also a strategic crossroads linking the Syrian capital, Damascus, with the countrys east and neighbouring Iraq. (Photo: AP)A look at Palmyra, the archaeological gem that Islamic State fighters retook Sunday from Syrian troops in a major advance. (

ISIS pulls back from Syria's Palmyra: monitor

ISIS had withdrawn to residential neighbourhoods in the east of the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

2 March 2017 3:22 PM IST

ISIS was forced out of Palmyra after intense Russian raids. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

ISIS retreats from Syria's Palmyra after Russian raids

Islamic State group fighters withdrew from Palmyra early on Sunday only hours after they had re-entered the ancient...

11 Dec 2016 1:03 PM IST