Syrian troops beat back IS assault on military airfield near Palmyra — media

The terrorists seized Palmyra’s central area on Sunday following a retreat by government forces

 

BEIRUT, December 14. /TASS/. The Syrian army’s command has sent reinforcements to Palmyra, which made it possible to ward off the offensive staged by the Islamic State (terrorist group outlawed in Russia) on a military airfield near the city, the Al-Watan newspaper reported on Wednesday. According to the newspaper, the Syrian army and militia units have retaken the positions of an artillery battalion close to this airbase located 50 kilometers west of Palmyra.

 

"The first wave of IS attacks has been repelled. The enemy has been pushed 7 kilometers east of the airfield. Terrorists’ attempts to block the highway leading to the airbase from Ferkales have failed," an officer involved in the operation told the paper.

 

The airfield near Palmyra is the government forces’ major outpost. Its seizure by terrorists would have made the task of recapturing the city much more difficult.

Full story: http://tass.com/world/919195

 

-- TASS 2016-12-14

Best of luck.  A world heritage site ruined by a bunch of nuts.  Terrible.

Thereby ruining the possibility of a tourism based economy in the future  for the locals.

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