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IS seizes one-third of Palmyra, monitor says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJihadists from the Islamic State group took control of the northern sector of Syria’s historic city of Palmyra on Wednesday, a monitor says.
“IS fighters seized the northern parts of the city, which amount to a third of Palmyra,” says Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
“Regime forces fled from these neighborhoods,” he adds.
— AFP
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