Isis 'controls 50% of Syria' after seizing historic city of Palmyra
Kareem Shaheen in Beirut-Thursday 21 May 2015
Islamic State is thought to be holding sway over half of Syria’s landmass after its seizure of Palmyra, where it has reportedly begun massacring a rebellious tribe and faces no opposition to sacking the city’s ancient ruins.
A plume of smoke rises in Palmyra, Syria, amid shelling by Islamic State fighters. Photograph: Reuters
Islamic State is thought to be holding sway over half of Syria’s landmass after its seizure of Palmyra, where it has reportedly begun massacring a rebellious tribe and faces no opposition to sacking the city’s ancient ruins.
A plume of smoke rises in Palmyra, Syria, amid shelling by Islamic State fighters. Photograph: Reuters
Amateur video purports to show people burning a portrait of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Palmyra after the historic city fell under Isis control
