Islamic State takes control of ancient Syrian city of Palmyra

Fortunately they're just a "JV team" so we don't need to pay attention to them.

Assad is looking better and better with each passing day.

Well, there goes another world heritage site. It will be bulldozed in accordance with Wahabi islam. I hope the archeologists have good records of the site, that is all that will be left.

IS can probably make good money looting the site first. Then they will also control the gas fields.

Even though ISIS is defeating the Russian-backed puppet regime in Syria, I wonder if ISIS is any better than Assad.

Absolutely not Jeff! ISIS is pure evil. If you not for sharia law, your subject for execution. Torturous execution is possible also.

If only Syria had a strong, secular dictator to keep the place stable.

My aunt is married to a Libyan and according to him these "strong, secular dictators" do everything from political executions, seizure of private property, make anyone who criticizes the regime "vanish". All in all its like choosing to be ripped apart by a shark or mauled to death by a grizzly bear.

Already started to level it according to the news.