叙利亚军方说，收复古城帕尔米拉后，将扩大对伊斯兰国恐怖组织的军事行动。
在俄罗斯空袭支援下，亲叙利亚军队重新控制了被伊斯兰国占领10个月之久的帕尔米拉，城中几座具有近2000年历史的纪念碑都在被占期间遭到破坏。
总部设在英国的叙利亚人权了望台说，这次军事行动中有400名激进分子和180多名亲政府军人丧生。叙利亚总统阿萨德赞扬这次军事行动，称其为一个“重要的成果，再次证明了叙利亚军队及其盟友打击恐怖主义的有效性”。
叙利亚国家媒体说，专家们不久将赶往帕尔米拉，对激进分子造成的破坏进行评估。
Syria’s army says the recapture of the historic site Palmyra will be a launching point for expanded operations against the Islamic State group.
Backed by Russian airstrikes, pro-Syrian forces reclaimed control of Palmyra after a 10-month Islamic State occupation that included the destruction of several monuments dating back nearly 2,000 years.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the offensive left 400 militants dead along with more than 180 pro-government fighters. President Bashar al-Assad hailed it as an “important achievement, and fresh proof of the efficiency of the Syrian army and its allies in fighting terrorism.”
State media said experts will be in Palmyra in the coming days to assess the damage done by the militants.