Assad boasts of success in pushing Islamic State out of Syria's ancient Palmyra city

Syrian government forces backed by heavy Russian air support drove Islamic State out of Palmyra on Sunday.

ISIS executes Syrian soldiers in ruins of ampitheater in Palmyra

ISIS executes Syrian soldiers in ruins of ampitheater in Palmyra

(photo credit: WELAYAT HOMS / AFP)

ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON, REUTERS

MARCH 27, 2016 21:17

Updated: MARCH 27, 2016 21:27

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