Palmyra

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Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS

Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State...

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Syria’s Ancient Palmyra, Symbol of Jihadist Destruction

Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, which government forces are again battling to retake from jihadists, has become a...

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IS Pulls Back From Syria’s Palmyra

Islamic State group fighters withdrew from much of the Syrian oasis city of Palmyra overnight, a monitor said Thursday,...

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Syria Army Enters IS-Held Palmyra

Syria's army entered the ancient city of Palmyra late Wednesday after fierce battles against the Islamic State jihadist...

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Syrian Army Advances To Outskirts of IS-Held Palmyra

Syrian government forces backed by Russian soldiers advanced Wednesday to the outskirts of ancient Palmyra after...

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Damaged Palmyra Busts Back In Syria After Italy Restoration

Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group in the ancient city of Palmyra and restored in Italy have been...

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Suicide Attacks On Bases In Syria’s Homs Kill 42

Suicide attacks on two security service bases in the heart of Syria's government-held third city of Homs killed 42...

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Who’s Who In Syria Conflict As Geneva Talks Loom

Syrian government officials and opposition figures will gather in Geneva on Thursday for the fourth round of...

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Antique Busts Ruined In Palmyra Will Return To Syria

Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group's destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra will soon be heading...

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Russia Releases Drone Footage of Fresh Palmyra Destruction

Russia's military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State...

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German-Ghanaian Who Denounced ISIS Faces War Crimes Charges

A German-Ghanaian Islamic State defector who claimed in news interviews to have refused to commit violence for the...

Politics

German-Ghanaian Who Denounced ISIS Faces War Crimes Charges

A German-Ghanaian Islamic State defector who claimed in news interviews to have refused to commit violence for the...

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German-Ghanaian Who Denounced ISIS Faces War Crimes Charges

A German-Ghanaian Islamic State defector who claimed in news interviews to have refused to commit violence for the...

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German-Ghanaian ISIS Member Charged In Murders

German prosecutors have added six counts of murder and war crimes to the charges against an imprisoned Islamic State...

International

IS Retakes Ancient Syrian City

The Islamic State (IS) group has retaken the Syrian city of Palmyra, hours after Russian air strikes appeared to have...

International

Islamic State Fighters Re-Enter Ancient Palmyra In Syria

A look inside the ruins after they were recaptured from so-called Islamic State in March Islamic State group fighters...

International

Islamic State Fighters ‘re-Enter Ancient Palmyra’ In Syria

Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city,...