ISIS Controls Nearly Half of Syria Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Syrian tanks are positioned near the Jazel oil field, near the ancient city of Palmyra, after they retook the area from ISIS fighters on March 9, 2015. Palmyra has since fallen to ISIS. ( STR/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Cameron Drews Hosted by Todd Zwillich Produced by PRI and WNYC