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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
ISIS now controls 90 percent of Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus
2015-04-05
[Jerusalem Post] ISIS has taken control of 90 percent of the Palestinian refugee camp on the Damascus outskirts where 18,000 civilians have suffered years of bombing, army siege and militia control.

The Palestine Liberation Organization on Saturday urgently appealed to the international community on behalf of thousands of refugees ensnared in the ongoing fighting at the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus.

Islamic State has taken control of 90 percent of the Palestinian refugee camp on the Damascus outskirts where 18,000 civilians have suffered years of bombing, army siege and militia control, a monitoring group said on Saturday.

The hardline group's offensive in Yarmouk gives it a major presence in the capital. Islamic State, the most powerful insurgent group in Syria, is now only a few kilometers from President Bashar Assad's seat of power.

The United Nations has said it is extremely concerned about the safety and protection of Syrians and Palestinians in the camp. Civilians trapped there have long suffered a government siege that has led to starvation and disease.

"The situation in Yarmouk is an affront to the humanity of all of us, a source of universal shame," UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman Chris Gunness said.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Once full control of Yarmouk is achieved, it is believed the ISIS will begin recruiting amongst the Paleos - likely won't be a good outcome for those Paleos whom refuse to join.

Iff a de facto ISRAEL-IRAN war breaks out, the above makes it likely that IDF Ground Foces will be used mainly to deal wid collective Hard/Burqua Boy Militant threats around Israel's periphery include Gaza-WB while Israel's LR Air Force strike at Iran's NucProgs.

IFF ANTI-US US GLOBALIST OBAMA OR ANY SIMILAR GLOBIE POTUS SUCCESSOR PCORRECTLY-DENIABLY REFUSES TO RESUPPLY ISRAEL, WILL NATO-EU ANDOR RUSSIA, ETAL. PICK UP THE BURDEN???

* MSM-NET "OBAMA INACTION" IN ME = IRAN WILL HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO STRENGTHEN OR ENTRENCH ANY MAIN LINES OF RESISTANCE AND LOGISTICS, ETC. AGZ ISRAEL OR US-ISRAELI ATTACK.

And exclusive of any TerrOPs agz CONUS-NORAM.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2015-04-05 21:44  

#3  After what - 50 years? These are no longer 'refugees'.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2015-04-05 21:29  

#2  If ISIS takes the capital of Syria, this endangers the world even more than ever.
Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664    2015-04-05 20:41  

#1  "The situation in Yarmouk is an affront to the humanity of all of us, a source of universal shame," UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman Chris Gunness said.

Now Chris, enough with cultural imperialism---these people just practice their native culture!
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2015-04-05 02:28  

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