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Syrian army reaches outskirts of IS-held town of Palmyra
[SLTRIB] Syrian government forces backed by Russian ...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.... group. The troops, supported by pro-government militias, approached to within 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) of the town, according to state TV. A Lebanese television station close to Damascus broadcast footage of the troops advancing single-file through a desert as helicopter gunships provided cover. "God willing, within a few hours we will enter and secure the town," one officer told the Syrian Ikhbariya TV, as a group of soldiers broke into chants in support of  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Leveler of Latakia... . The station was broadcasting live from a road reportedly on the outskirts of Palmyra. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-24 |
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