“A monitoring group says that nearly 300 people have been killed in several days of fighting since the Islamic State militant group launched an offensive against Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on May 17 that 123 soldiers and loyalist militiamen died in the battle, as well as 115 IS fighters and 57 civilians.”
Source: Monitor Says Nearly 300 Dead In Battle For Syria’s Palmyra
