Activists say suspected Russian jets hit Syria’s Palmyra

BEIRUT — Activists say suspected Russian warplanes have bombed the outskirts of Islamic State-held Palmyra, sending smoke rising out of an area that includes a historic castle overlooking the Syrian city’s Roman ruins. An activist in Palmyra who goes by the name Nasser al-Thaer says at least eight airstrikes struck the area of the Islamic-era […]