The slaughter of Palmyra's citizens begins:

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First images emerge from Syrian city over-run by ISIS... and show rows of people beheaded as terror group celebrates freeing Islamists from state prison

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

. Jihadis have entered 2,000-year-old ruins but no reports of destruction yet
. Seized air base, spy HQ and claimed to have liberated hundreds prisoners
. First time ISIS has claimed city directly from Syrian army and allied forces
. Terror group now controls HALF of all territory in the war-torn country

Pro-government forces beat a hasty retreat late last night after 100 fighters were slaughtered in violent clashes in just a few hours.

It is the first time ISIS has claimed a city directly from the Syrian army and allied forces, which have already lost ground in the northwest and south to other insurgent groups in recent weeks.

Beibares Tellawi, an activist in Homs province, said the militants had reached Tadmur prison, where thousands of Syrian dissidents have been imprisoned and tortured over the years.

The fate of the prisoners was not immediately known, although pro-ISIS Twitter accounts shared a image claiming to show inmates celebrating with militants after being set free.

Full article: http://world.einnews.com/article/266826843/dr6KaRrpxoHVO1FR

[quadrature]

1. another US foreign-policy success story

(sarcasm)

perhaps we should bomb Libya again?