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Syria drives IS out of Palmyra

What will be the effect of IS losing Palmyra to Syria and its Russian allies?

The world watched in horror as so-called Islamic State seized and then started destroying the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Now IS has been driven out by Assad's men and their Russian allies. But Jim Muir says IS will be much more worried about losing territory in Iraq. Also in this programme/podcast: how a bomb attack in Lahore opened the way for the Pakistani army to move onto the civilian government's territory; how American politics is becoming a contest between two of the most unpopular candidates ever; and how the former colonial subjects have become the new economic masters, as an Indian company holds the fate of thousands of British workers in its hands.
Photo: Syrian pro-government forces in the ruins of Palmyra after capturing the city from so-called Islamic State.
Credit: AFP/Getty

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