Thousands of Palestinian civilians are trapped in Syria's Yarmouk camp, which is besieged by government forces and has been largely overrun by jihadist fighters, an opposition official said Saturday.
The camp in Damascus is now almost completely under the control of the Islamic State group (IS) and Al-Qaeda's local branch Al-Nusra Front, a monitoring group said.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA issued an urgent plea for humanitarian access to the area, saying the situation in Yarmouk was a "source of universal shame".
Jihadists from IS first attacked the camp, just seven kilometres (four miles) from central Damascus, on Wednesday.
"The camp is surrounded by the regime, and inside the forces of IS have almost completely taken over.".........AFP......http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/126873.aspx4/4/15
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The camp in Damascus is now almost completely under the control of the Islamic State group (IS) and Al-Qaeda's local branch Al-Nusra Front, a monitoring group said.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA issued an urgent plea for humanitarian access to the area, saying the situation in Yarmouk was a "source of universal shame".
Jihadists from IS first attacked the camp, just seven kilometres (four miles) from central Damascus, on Wednesday.
- They were initially repelled by Palestinian forces inside Yarmouk, but have since captured 90 percent of the sprawling area.
"The camp is surrounded by the regime, and inside the forces of IS have almost completely taken over.".........AFP......http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/126873.aspx4/4/15
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Syrie: des milliers de civils palestiniens pris au piège à Yarmouk...
ReplyDeleteDes milliers de civils sont pris au piège dans le camp de Yarmouk, dans le sud de Damas, assiégé par le régime et presque entièrement aux mains de djihadistes, a annoncé un responsable de l'opposition syrienne samedi.
"Les habitants du camp sont pris entre la peste et le choléra", a dénoncé un responsable de la commission des réfugiés palestiniens de l'opposition syrienne, Ayman Abou Hachem. "Le camp est cerné par le régime, et à l'intérieur les forces de l'(organisation Etat islamique) EI ont presque tout saisi".
L'EI a lancé mercredi l'assaut sur Yarmouk. Repoussés le lendemain par des combattants palestiniens, les djihadistes ont finalement repris le terrain perdu, et avancé au point de détenir 90% du camp, selon l'Observatoire syrien des droits de l'Homme (OSDH).
Le camp de réfugiés palestiniens, qui compte encore quelque 18 000 habitants et est situé à environ 7 km du centre de la capitale syrienne, est assiégé depuis plus d'un an par l'armée...................http://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_syrie-des-milliers-de-civils-palestiniens-pris-au-piege-a-yarmouk?id=8949036
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