Air strikes near Palmyra killed 38 IS jihadists

At least 38 Islamic State group fighters have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes this week near Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, a monitor said on Saturday. The jihadists retook Palmyra in central Syria on December 11, just eight months after the army backed by Russia drove them out. Palmyra is a Unesco World Heritage site, and its recapture by IS gave the jihadists a propaganda boost.