Jihadis enter ancient city, where they wreaked destruction last year, after earlier report that airstrikes had repelled them Isis have regained control of the city of Palmyra in Syria, nine months after it was driven out by Russian-backed government forces, opposition activists said on Sunday. Russia earlier said it had repelled militants, forcing them to retreat to the outskirts of the ancient city by launching more than 60 airstrikes.
Jihadis enter ancient city, where they wreaked destruction last year, after earlier report that airstrikes had repelled them Isis have regained control of the city of Palmyra in Syria, nine months after it was driven out by Russian-backed government forces, opposition activists said on Sunday. Russia earlier said it had repelled militants, forcing them to retreat to the outskirts of the ancient city by launching more than 60 airstrikes.
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