(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - The victory at Palmyra is important mostly at the symbolic level. Conquered by ISIS ten months ago, Palmyra has served as a western forward position for the terror group. Its recapture was not particularly arduous or prolonged, as ISIS fighters withdrew east, toward Deir a-Zur and Raqqa, its power centers.
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