Syria: Arab Army demine Palmyra after IS booby trap ancient city

The Syrian Arab Army began demining Palmyra on Monday, after recapturing the ancient city from the so called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) who seized the city and its encompassing UNESCO World Heritage site in May 2015. Syrian army soldiers rooted out several of the unexploded devices from various locations across the city. Numerous bombs and booby traps have been scattered across the city by IS who were repelled from the area on Sunday. On Monday, news came from the head of the Russian General S