(14.12.2016) A video released by Amaq, Islamic State’s news agency, appears to show a hasty Russian retreat from a forward base near the Syrian city of Palmyra, recaptured by Isis over the weekend, with half-eaten bowls of soup, bank cards and a significant amount of weaponry left behind.

Palmyra’s recapture comes just seven months after a Russian orchestra held a symbolic concert in its amphitheatre to celebrate its liberation from the terrorist group.