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Deputy Foreign Minister, Vladimir Titov, said on December 12 that Russia will do all what is possible to take back Palmyra from terrorists.
“We consider the liberation of Palmyra to be a very important result of our joint actions. Obviously, we will do everything to prevent terrorists from returning to these areas,” he said.
On December 11, ISIS terrorists seized the ancient city of Palmyra from the Syrian army as result of a 4-day long offensive operation.
Syrian government forces, supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, liberated Palmyra from ISIS for the first time in March, 2016. The city was under the terrorist group’s control since
