Palmyra liberated by Syrian Army

[dlhak]

No surprise this gets less mentioned in Western media as Syrian government is seen as an evil entity. The ancient city of Palmyra has been liberated by the Syrian army backed by Russian air strikes from ISIL, this is another victory which is paving the way to the total inhalation of the terrorist organization, I guess after the job is done in Iraq (Mosul is currently under siege by the Iraqi army) and Syria the march should continue on Libya where the terrorist group is holding vast lands, and which my country here is concerned about. Saudi and Qatari backed terrorist groups should be exterminated very soon if EU-US decide so.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35906568

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The US response :

[Visor]

That what usually happen when professionals do something. Not just abstract "assist by coalition of top World countries" during several years.

[Deleted]

No surprise this gets less mentioned in Western media as Syrian government is seen as an evil entity.

First page news in atleast 10 of my normal news outlets from local to international press.

[Skulltaker]

Well, some german media are already announcing that IS is on retreat (and possibly on the verge of being destroyed) - which means we need to find a new bogeyman.

'Tagesschau' published an article saying despite the setbacks ISIS suffered the past days they are still a threat. And also a very critical piece on wether or not the killings of high ranking ISIS members is very effective.

[tehealadin]

First page news in atleast 10 of my normal news outlets from local to international press.

Same, the news outlets which I use have it as their top stories. From the coverage I have seen, it is being treated as a big deal.

[ParanoiD84]

That russian officer who called in airstrikes on daesh then on him self as he got surrounded is a damn champion.

[Kalis]

No surprise this gets less mentioned in Western media as Syrian government is seen as an evil entity.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-35906568

It is the top story on the BBC, which you even linked, and the BBC is "Western media".

[dlhak]

It is the top story on the BBC, which you even linked, and the BBC is "Western media".

Yeah you're correct, but I said Less, still very few US sites are mentioning it.

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The US response :

OMG the embarrassment ! I guess they were not prepared to give a speech about such things because it would be very awkward.

[Deleted]

Don't see very few sites mentioning it ? Fox, Bloomberg, CNN, The guardian. First page.

[Cerilis]

Bashe-di-bash.

[Deleted]

It was in my newspaper here in Belgium, and it's a welcome development. Assad's government is still pretty damn evil despite that. Etc.

[Kalis]

Yeah you're correct, but I said Less, still very few US sites are mentioning it.

CNN, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal have it as a top story, New York Times, LA Times, USA Today and Washington Post have it as one of their top world news stories. And MSNBC has pictures of Bernie Sanders.

I Googled which were the top US news agencies and they were the ones that came up, so where are you looking?

[Ghostpanther]

The US response :

Tough. It is time the US stops trying to police the world. Let other countries grow up and take care of their own issues and if they need our help, they can pay for it. :P

[Gheld]

It was in my newspaper here in Belgium, and it's a welcome development. Assad's government is still pretty damn evil despite that. Etc.

As we all know Western coverage of the Syrian civil war was 100% accurate and unbiased. The super nice civilian rebels that we armed totally didn't start a huge terrorist organization that ran amok in the middle east and abroad.

[breadisfunny]

too bad they are too late to save it. palmyra is lost forever.

[Deleted]

Tough. It is time the US stops trying to police the world. Let other countries grow up and take care of their own issues and if they need our help, they can pay for it. :P

They 'police the world' for thier own benefit. It's more an illistration of the comical policy towards Syria (or lack thereof)

[Gheld]

They 'police the world' for thier own benefit. It's more an illistration of the comical policy towards Syria (or lack thereof)

There is a Syria policy.

Saudis don't like Baathist.
Assad is a Baathist.
US Must make sure Assad is taken out so Saudis are happy.

[Tailswipe]

That russian officer who called in airstrikes on daesh then on him self as he got surrounded is a damn champion.

Amazing story yes, he was a real hero.

[ultimar235]

That what usually happen when professionals do something. Not just abstract "assist by coalition of top World countries" during several years.

It's modern armor vrs sand people living in ruins... hardly a challenge. ISIL is no trouble for the Syrian Army.

This was only done to show Assad's resistance to the West, that should be obvious to anyone with a brain.