Yarmouk Camp - Wikipedia
WEBDuring the Syrian Civil War, Yarmouk camp became the scene of intense fighting between the Free Syrian Army and its Palestinian ally Liwa al-Asifa on the one hand, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC) supported by Syrian Army government forces on the other. Subsequently, the Syrian Army besieged ...
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) broke out in April 2015, during the Syrian Civil War, when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant stormed the rebel-held Yarmouk Camp. The Yarmouk Camp is a district of Damascus that is home to the largest community of Palestinian refugees in Syria .
Yarmouk (unofficial camp*) - UNRWA
WEBIn December 2012, fierce clashes erupted in Yarmouk, causing numerous civilian casualties, severe damage to property and the displacement of thousands of Palestine refugees and Syrians. The camp was under siege from July 2013, drastically restricting the entry of commercial and humanitarian goods.
‘Afraid of return’: Palestinians fearful of life in Yarmouk camp
WEBMar 30, 2021 · Some 160,000 Palestinians were forced to flee the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus throughout the 10-year-long war. Yarmouk was heavily destroyed during the Syrian civil war and is now a...
Profile: Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp - BBC News
WEBApr 7, 2015 · But five years of attritional civil war in Syria devastated Yarmouk, taking a heavy toll on its Palestinian inhabitants. Rebel fighters seized parts of the camp and the regime of Bashar...
Some return to war-battered hub of Palestinian life in Syria
WEBYarmouk’s Palestinian factions tried to remain neutral as Syria’s civil war broke out, but by late 2012, the camp was pulled into the conflict and different factions took opposing sides in the war.
Sisters recount years of horror in Syria’s Palestinian camp
WEBJul 19, 2018 · The Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus, once home to the largest concentration of Palestinians outside the territories housing nearly 160,000 people, has been gutted by years of war. Its few remaining residents have been traumatized by relentless fighting, bombardment, siege and starvation.
Syria’s Yarmouk camp: From a ‘war on stomachs’ to ‘annihilation’
WEBApr 24, 2018 · Activists describe scenes of besieged camp in southern Damascus as Syrian forces attempt to drive ISIL out. Activists say Yarmouk has been turned into a 'ghost town' in the wake of the latest...
Palestinian refugees' suffering in Syria's Yarmouk camp - BBC
WEBFeb 10, 2014 · At the entrance to Yarmouk, the Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, the scale of the devastation is shocking. Fierce fighting from the Syrian civil war has left only the shells...
Inside Yarmouk: Life under siege - Amnesty
WEBYarmouk was home to about 180,000 Palestinian refugees and several hundred thousand Syrians. The siege of Yarmouk by government forces began in December 2012 and since July 2013, except for a few occasions, the Syrian army has prevented the entry of all people, food and goods.
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