Tag: Terrorist Operation in Palmyra

NOVANEWS By Oriental Review Oriental Review   The unexpected militant attack on Palmyra on Dec. 10 was an unpleasant revelation for everyone who expected IS/Daesh to quickly succumb after its stinging defeat in Aleppo.  Around 5,000 terrorists overcame the resistance of smaller SAA contingent who were forced to withdraw toward the T4 airbase.  Fortunately, 80% of the civilians had been successfully evacuated from Palmyra in time, but due to the presence of those remaining, the Russian air force could not be fully utilized to assail the positions of terrorists who had embedded themselves in residential neighborhoods. More than anything else the attack was a serious blow aimed at Russia’s international image, as the world associates her with Palmyra after Valery Gergiev conducted...