ISIS makes advances towards Palmyra
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BEIRUT -- ISIS in Syria attacked the Syrian army near the city of Palmyra on Thursday, killing dozens of soldiers and advancing to within four kilometres of the city, a war monitor said.
On Thursday the jihadists gained control over Qasr al-Halabat, to the southwest of Palmyra, Jabal Hayan, to the west, South Sawamea to the northeast and the Hawaisis region to the northwest, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
At least 34 Syrian soldiers were killed, including at least eight officers, and there were also deaths on the Islamic State side, the Observatory said.
