Palmyra falls to the Islamic State as Assad forces continue to lose their grip

[-:Undertaker:-]

Palmyra falls to the Islamic State as Syrian forces continue to lose their grip on territory

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Here's a current map of the situation.

Red = Syrian Arab Republic
Grey = Islamic State
Purple = Republic of Iraq
Yellow = Kurdish Peshmerga



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Thoughts?

[Zak]

Inevitable - Another ancient site to be destroyed by these idiots

[James]

Can a world power get involved yet & just stop them?
Yes, it's "not their war" but someone has to stop them, else they won't.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Can a world power get involved yet & just stop them?
Yes, it's "not their war" but someone has to stop them, else they won't.

The world powers are currently engaged in the complete opposite, in destabilising the Syran Government which is the only credible force alongside the Kurdish peshmerga that are putting up a fight to Islamic State. The foreign policy genius that is President Obama.

[Landon]

While this is unfortunate, I don't think we should be surprised. Our leaders are not doing "everything they can" to stop ISIS, ISIL, whatever it may be. Don't be surprised if more cities fall.