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Urgent: Syrian army declares capturing Palmyra city

Xinhua, March 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Syrian army announced in a statement that the Syrian forces captured the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Thursday after battles with the Islamic State (IS) group. Endit