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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Destitute Ain el-Hilweh Camp becomes Jihadist Refuge
2015-04-07
[AnNahar] The southern Paleostinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hellhole has long provided a stable, if destitute, bolthole for Paleostinian refugees, some of whom have lived within its walls since fleeing their homes more than six decades ago.

But the war in neighboring Syria has transformed parts of the southern camp into a safe haven for jihadists traveling to fight there, creating districts where even Paleostinian security forces fear to tread and raising tensions among residents.

In the camp's al-Taware' neighborhood, the black flag of the Islamic State
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