- The Syrian air force hit an Isis controlled air base in Raqqa province on Tuesday, killing more than 140 militants, state media said, striking the jihadist group in its Syrian stronghold a week after it seized Palmyra from the government. The poorly army of rodents already had a huge headache from Monday as The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a liberal (rebel loving) London based "spy website, that likes to keep a tally on deaths in Syria, said a U.S.-led coalition waging a separate campaign against Isis had targeted the same place on Monday. Isis brutal invasion of Palmyra, also known as Tadmur if you do not want to sound takfiri, marked the first time the group had seized a city directly from government control, although i fail to see how it is a city its more like a run down old roman ruin site with lots of Islamic Isis converts waiting around. The other population centers it holds were mostly taken from rival insurgent groups in Syria's civil war.In other words the locals turned Isis on Them.Its worth noting today much of Daraa south eastern area alongside Golan Heights converted to Isis Today! map below from wiki Palmyra is strategically significant for reasons including its location at a crossroads of highways in the center of Syria leading both to Homs and Damascus, President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power.Its also a great leaping point to Jordan and has a clear run to the border with Iraq tarif crossing which isis attacked and took earlier this week also. Iraq pulled its army back and cut off and took isis positions alongside Jordan. There were reports Isis was moving its army south from Palmrya . Palmarya also has a UNESCO World Heritage site. Isis capture of the area has raised fears its 2,000-year-old, Roman ruins could meet the same fate as ancient sites destroyed by the ultra-radical group in Iraq. The Syrian antiquities chief told Reuters that Palmyra's ruins were so far undamaged. "The historic city is fine. There is no damage so far," said Maamoun Abdulkarim, citing contacts with people on the ground, a relief to know that not all the locals in the area are murderous bastards. However, he said was still afraid the jihadist militants would blow up ruins including tombs and the Temple of Bel, which could be viewed as idolatrous in its puritanical vision of Islam. A short video posted by an account supportive of Islamic State on YouTube on Tuesday claimed to show Palmyra after the jihadists took control. The footage, mostly filmed without sound and people, showed the Palmyra's ancient citadel, columns, colosseum, buildings and walls. One image showed black smoke rising behind ancient ruins but it did not appear that any of the historical sites had been obviously damaged by the week of fighting. It was just a suicide car in the distance failing to reach its mark. ISLAMIC STATE REINFORCEMENTS The United States has so far ruled out the idea of partnered with Assad in the fight against Islamic State, at least that's what everyone is led to believe although there's so many different politicians over there saying different things who is to know what way they will turn. Obama has a cool way of thinking some times i feel all Americans have wised up a little and also have a way of saying well,"Really do i still think that, do i still feel that way, maybe i was wrong. @ unquote. However the USA are in talks with Iran and are expected to provide Air cover for there soldiers in Syria soon. USA will also help train Sunni tribes "moderate rebels, and lord help us all if they give them any weapons. A Syrian army source said Isis Rodents were trying to move insurgents from its camps in Raqqa and Deir al-Zor to Palmyra. He said Islamic State would "certainly try" to make further gains after Palmyra but added: "We are not at all worried. It will not be able to advance towards the west." "In Palmyra, let's say there are attempts to call up terrorists from Raqqa, Deir al-Zor," said the source. "There is notable (Islamic State) activity, more than before, certainly, because after what happened in Tadmur, it will not halt its attempts to expand," he said. Islamic State sustained heavy losses in an army attack near Palmyra on Monday, the source added. The Syrian state news agency also reported on Tuesday that the army had carried out an operation against Islamic State in Sweida province, an area near the southern border with Jordan. more reports on the incident here http://ift.tt/1FVCqMD
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