The fall of Palmyra took us all by surprise. But even more surprising is how a small unit of 60 elite ISIS super soldiers managed to route a garrison of 3,000 armed Syrians.

Yes, you read that correctly: sixty! At least according to Michael Weiss, who is never wrong about anything, especially when it is war-related and published in the Daily Beast:

A photo taken shortly before ISIS stormed Palmyra [A] mere 50 to 60 jihadists were currently besieging Palmyra, which now contains as many civilians but around 1,000 Syrian army personnel and between 1,500 and 2,000 pro-Assad militiamen. ... The Daily Beast could not independently verify these claims.

Don't let unverified claims get in the way of a great work of fiction! Who will write the Hollywood screenplay? The White Helmets?

Even more amazing is that, in the very same article, Weiss berates Putin for not stopping the assault. The world is truly upside down.

Why does ISIS even bother with maintaining Twitter accounts and various sketchy WordPress blogs? Michael Weiss has already volunteered to be their Tokyo Rose.