Islamic State militants have entered the ancient ruins of Palmyra after taking control of the Syrian city, monitors say.
Insurgents swept into Palmyra's military air base, prison and intelligence headquarters on Wednesday and were now in the city's ancient sites, Rami Abdulrahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said.
Soldiers from the pro-government regime have withdrawn from the ancient city of Palmyra, Syrian state television has reported.
Reuters report that state media inside the war-torn country says that the city has fallen to the so-called Islamic State and that militants are now trying to enter ancient monumental sites.
Pro-government fighters say that they only withdrew after securing the safe exit for most of the civilians in the city, according to state TV.
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