Inside Yarmouk : Islamic State deepens Palestinian misery - LA Times
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For weeks, Islamic State militants, aided by Al Nusra Front, waged a street war in Syria’s Yarmouk refugee camp against Aknaf Beit al-Maqdis, an anti-government battalion.
Snipers targeted anything that moved. The Syrian government also launched aerial attacks targeting civilian areas, including dropping about 50 barrel bombs, two of them on Palestinian Hospital this month. Reports that Islamic State has left Yarmouk are
inaccurate; it has merely redistributed its forces in the camp and Al Nusra remains as well. The residents’ situation is still dire.
