A Damascus-based Paleostinian official, Khaled Abdul-Majid, said the murderous Moslems now control about half of the Yarmouk camp, located on the southern edge of the Syrian capital.
Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
murderous Moslems stormed the camp Wednesday, marking the myrmidon group's deepest foray yet into the capital. Paleostinian officials and Syrian activists said they were working with rivals from the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra
...the current nom de guerre of al-Qaeda in the Levant, which isn't to be confused with al-Qaeda in Iraq and the Levant...
, also known as the al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli sh-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
Front. The two groups have fought each other in other parts of Syria but appear to be cooperating in the attack on Yarmouk.
The Islamic State's presence in Yarmouk gives it an important foothold only a few miles from
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
The Scourge of Hama...
's seat of power. It also gives the group a potential sanctuary where U.S.-led coalition forces would be unlikely to strike because of the camp's proximity to Damascus.
The United Nations
...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly...
said around 18,000 civilians, including a large number of children, are trapped in Yarmouk. The camp has been under government siege for nearly two years, leading to starvation and illnesses caused by lack of medical aid. The camp has also witnessed several rounds of ferocious and deadly fighting between government forces and krazed killers.