Syria: Russian deminers start clearing Palmyra

(ANSAmed) - MOSCOW, MARCH 10 - A first unit of Russian deminers including 187 military personnel reached Syria and ''together with Syrian colleagues'' started clearing the ancient city of Palmyra of bombs placed by ISIS terrorists, the chief of the main operational directorate of the Russian military general staff, Lieutenant-General Sergei Rudskoi, announced.



At the start of the month, the Syrian army reconquered Palmyra, a Unesco world heritage site, for the second time in a year. In May 2015, Palmyra ended up in the hands of ISIS terrorists, who destroyed part of its archaeological heritage.



Syrian troops retook the city in March 2016 but it was once again occupied by jihadists last December. (ANSAmed).



