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Syria Forces Retake Palmyra from ISIS

Joseph Eid / AFP

Syrian government forces have re-captured the ancient city of Palmyra from so-called Islamic State (IS), say state media and a monitoring group. The Syrian army had been gaining ground for several days, supported by Russian air strikes. Military sources say the army now has "full control", BBC reports.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said there was still gunfire in the eastern part of the city, but the bulk of the IS force had pulled out and retreated further east.

IS seized the Unesco World Heritage site and modern town in May 2015.

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