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May 20th, 2015 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Special to WorldTribune.com
The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has taken at least a third of the town near the Syrian historical city of Palmyra, according to reports by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Losing Palmyra would be a major blow to the Bashar Assad regime as it would clear the way for ISIL to advance toward Homs and Damascus.
The ancient Roman city of Palmyra, northeast of Damascus, Syria.
ISIL fighters reportedly control the northern sector of Tadmur, near Palmyra which is a well-known historical site.
“The situation is very bad. If only five members of ISIL go into the ancient buildings, they’ll destroy everything,� said Syrian antiquities head Maamoun Abdulkarim.
Abdulkarim pleaded for assistance to save the city’s ancient artifacts and temples which are located at the UNESCO World Heritage site in the city’s southwest sector.
“It will be a human catastropheâ€� if ISIL does take the city, Abdulkarim said. “If Daesh [an Arabic acronym for the group] enters the city it will mean destroying the temples, ruins and tombs.â€�
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that ISIL had claimed a third of Tadmur on May 20 after heavy fighting in the northern part of the city. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said ISIL fighters took a state security building and advanced across northern districts as Syrian forces fled.
“People are very afraid of what will happen, because ISIL has the capability to get to the heart of Palmyra,â€� said Khaled al-Homsi, an activist in the city, who added that the city’s terrified residents were holed up in their home and that Assad’s forces were on the defensive.
ISIL has mounted an offensive near Palmyra for the past five days. The group’s fighters had taken the same northern sector areas on May 16 but held them for less than 24 hours.
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