Palmyra: 'Chemical gas attack' hits IS-held Syrian area

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

Dozens of people have been killed in air strikes and a suspected gas attack near the Syrian city of Palmyra, monitoring groups say.

The targeted area is controlled by the so-called Islamic State group and has been under heavy bombardment from government-aligned forces.

Dozens of people are said to have been killed during the combined assaults.
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Sources in Hama province reported seeing dead bodies with no visible injuries, according to the UK-based group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38295309

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I think the ISIS recapture of Palmyra passed LBN by:

The Islamic State (IS) group has retaken the Syrian city of Palmyra, hours after Russian air strikes appeared to have driven it back.

The governor of Homs province, Talal Barazi, said government forces were now regrouping outside the ancient city, preparing to launch a fresh assault.

IS held the city from May 2015 until it was forced out in March this year.

Correspondents say IS appears to have taken advantage of the government's focus on Aleppo, further north.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-38280283

And Assad knows he's not even going to get criticism from the American government for using chemical weapons after 20th January, so it's not surprising he's using them now.