Highlights 1 The Syrian Army claims to have recaptured Palmyra from ISIS. 2 Islamic State militants retreated to areas in the east. The Syrian Army on Thursday said it had recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State for the second time in a year, with help from allied forces and Russian warplanes. Islamic State seized Palmyra in a surprise advance in December, after having been driven out eight months before. The Army and Iranian-backed militia advanced inside Palmyra on Thursday as Islamic State withdrew completely, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said.

Source: India Today March 03, 2017 03:33 UTC