ISIS Fighters Seize Control of Syrian City of Palmyra, and Ancient Ruins

ISIS Fighters Seize Control of Syrian City of Palmyra, and Ancient Ruins - NYTimes.com: "BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamic State militants swept into the historic desert city of Palmyra in central Syria on Wednesday, and by evening were in control of it, residents and the Syrian state news media said, a victory that gives them another strategically important prize five days after the group seized the Iraqi city of Ramadi."