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26 die as Russian jets back Syrian advance near Palmyra

BEIRUT - At least 26 people were killed east of the Islamic State-held city of Palmyra on Tuesday, a war monitor said, as Syrian troops backed by Russian air strikes staged attacks near the town a day after Russia started a military withdrawal from Syria.

 

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the Syrian conflict through a network of sources on the ground, said the casualties occurred during air strikes along the road between the historic city of Palmyra, called Tadmur in Arabic, and a town to its east, al-Sukhna.

 

Syrian government forces also made major gains to the west of Palmyra, the Lebanon-based Shi'ite group Hezbollah's al-Manar television station reported. It said the Syrian troops were supported by "heavy air cover from Russian jets".

 


פרסום ראשון: 03.15.16, 22:05