US Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner seemed indifferent to the imminent liberation of the ancient city of Palmyra by the Syrian army from the hands of Islamic State. The Syrian army with the help of Russian military support is on the verge of taking back what is left of the historical city. The US shows no enthusiasm that the “jewel in the desert” is about to be freed from ISIS. Russia Today reports: Backed by Russian warplanes, Syrian troops managed to enter the historic city on Thursday. Palmyra, or Tadmur, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has been occupied by jihadists since last May. Government forces have been making steady progress since launching a concerted offensive to retake the city, which, until its capture by jihadists, housed some of the world’s best-preserved monuments of antiquity. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) militants destroyed two of Palmyra’s 2,000-year-old temples after seizing the city last year. Chief Of Antiquities Khaled al-Asaad tortured and beheaded by ISIS, August 18 2015 The Syrian Army’s advance is also an important strategic victory, clearing a path toward another vital site – the eastern city of Deir ez-Zor, where government forces are under siege by the extremists. Captured [...]