Topic - Yarmouk Camp

from the center of Damascus and inside the municipal boundaries but when established in 1957 was outside the surrounding city. Yarmouk is an "unofficial" refugee camp; it is home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria. As of June 2002, there were 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk. - Source: Wikipedia

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Palestinian residents of the besieged refugee camp of Yarmouk wait at the gate of the camp to receive aid supplies from the United Nations on the southern edge of the Syrian capital, Damascus. The deteriorating situation brought on by Syria's civil war prompted the U.N. Security Council to call an emergency meeting Monday, April 6, 2015, to discuss Yarmouk, calling for safe evacuation for the Palestinians, protection for the refugees, and humanitarian access to the camp. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

EDITORIAL: ISIS takes over Syrian refugee camp, no one comes to rescue

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - This Saturday, July 21, 2012 citizen journalist file image shows Syrians walking past destroyed vehicles after fighting between rebels and Syrian troops in the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in south Damascus, Syria. On Saturday, April 4, 2015, Syrian activists said that Islamic militants have taken over the majority of neighborhoods in the Palestinian refugee camp on the edge of Damascus as fighting continues for the fourth day. (AP Photo, File)

Islamic militants march deep into Damascus; civilians flee Yarmouk camp

Associated Press

**FILE** Syrians inspect the destruction of buildings on Jan. 5, 2013, after heavy shelling by the Syrian Air Force in apparent retaliation for rebel attacks on the nearby Taftanaz military airbase in the village of Binnish, Syria. (Associated Press)

Palestinians call for cease-fire at refugee camp

By Albert Aji and Barbara Surk - Associated Press

This citizen journalist image made from video provided by Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels celebrating the takeover of Mayadeen military base near Deir el-Zour on Nov. 22, 2012. Syrian rebels strengthened their hold in an oil-rich strategic province bordering Iraq, capturing a key military base that was considered the last bastion for regime forces in the area. (Associated Press/Shaam News Network via AP video)

Bomb in Palestinian camp in Damascus kills 4

By Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, a Syrian medic helps a wounded man in Maarat Misrin, Idlib province, northern Syria. (AP Photo)

Mortars kill at least 20 in Damascus refugee camp

By Paul Schemm - Associated Press