The Syrian army says it has found a mass grave containing about 40 bodies near the city of Palmyra, recently recaptured from ISIL fighters. The grave is said to contain many women and children and some had been beheaded.





The Russian Armed Forces have rolled into the historic city of Palmyra, to aid in the clearing process following the retaking of the city last Sunday. ISIS had controlled the ancient site and its UNESCO-listed ruins since May 2015, but the Syrian army, backed by Russian forces, has finally reclaimed