The former head of the General staff said the reasons for the capture of Palmyra by ISIS – RBC

the Historical center of Palmyra. April 2016

Photo: Hassan Amma/AP

the Seizure by militants of the banned terrorist organization “Islamic state” in the Syrian historic town of Palmyra points to the failures in military operation planning. This was stated by former chief of General staff of the Russian armed forces, army General Yuri Baluyevsky in the interview with Interfax.

According to him, the situation around Palmyra arose in particular because of the long humanitarian pause that allowed the militants to regroup.

“This is another blow to the prestige. Including — and our prestige,” — said Baluyevsky. “The fact that the militants will not stop — it was clear. And the fact that today we do I like the military, it is difficult to understand — that these pauses Humanities in particular”, — said the Agency interlocutor.

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he added that He is sympathetic to humanitarian pauses, as the security of the population, however, questioned their duration. According to the former head of the General staff, during the time when are the humanitarian corridors, the rebels regained their strength.

“whatever the Syrian army, but not to track the concentration of enemy forces near Palmyra… This is wrong. It should not be. And my colleagues who are there — I do not understand them. The Syrians may be no such opportunities as we do. But we should have seen this — if so — what is a PAL?”, — said Baluyevsky, noting that control over the Palmyra will be installed by government forces.

on December 11, the Syrian government has acknowledged that the government army Bashar al-Assad left Palmyra under the onslaught of the militants and the terrorist organization has taken control of the historic city. “The army is doing everything possible to not allow terrorists to hold Palmyra”, — assured the Governor of the province of HOMS Talal Barazi in an interview with the Syrian TV station Ikhbariyah.