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ISIS used US missile strike to launch new offensive near Palmyra, Homs governor tells RT

Published time: 7 Apr, 2017 07:13Edited time: 7 Apr, 2017 07:22

Taking advantage of the US missile strike on a Syrian airbase, Islamic State forces launched a major offensive to gain control of strategic oil areas near Palmyra, but failed, a local governor told RT.

Earlier, unnamed sources reported that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) had launched a massive offensive in the eastern part of the Homs Governorate and, without essential air support, the situation could worsen any moment, a local military source told Al-Masdar.

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