Palestinian fighters affiliated with the Gaza-based Hamas Islamic
resistance movement have engaged in the battle to force the ISIL Takfiri
terrorists from the besieged Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria, a report
says.
The development was announced Sunday by an official in the support
network for the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, Ayman Abu Hashem,
who added that the fighters belonged to the Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdes group
and got engaged in the fighting despite a decision by the Palestine
Liberation Organization (PLO)-affiliated factions to remain “neutral” in
the battle over the war-ravaged refugee camp, Ma’an News Agency
reported.
According to Abu Hashem, the group was once among the largest armed
factions in the Yarmouk camp before becoming weakened in recent weeks.
The report further cited Farouk al-Rifai, a spokesman for the
Palestinian civil society network in Syria, as saying that the
Hamas-linked fighters were joining a group of civilians in the refugee
camp in defending the territory.
He further elaborated that there were 1,500 ISIL terrorists stationed
near Yarmouk while surrounded by Syrian army troops before they
received reinforcements and 700 of the militants managed to intrude into
the camp.
Both Abu Hashem and al-Rifai also stated that they had documented
three beheadings in the refugee camp, while three others were executed
by gunfire. They added that 70 more Palestinian refugees were detained
by the Takfiri terrorists for opposing the ISIL.
Residents of Yarmouk Refugee Camp wait to receive relief parcels amid
the ruins of their neighborhood caused by foreign-backed Takfiri
terrorist groups. (©AFP)
The development came as Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
official Anwar Abdul Hadi announced on Sunday that nearly 2,000 people
were evacuated from the refugee camp on Friday and Saturday.
According to Abdul Hadi, Syrian government troops had assisted in the
evacuation of the residents of the camp as Palestinian forces continued
the battle to hold off the Takfiri ISIL elements, who have captured
large sections of the refugee camp since last Wednesday.
Yarmouk, once hosting tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees as
well as Syrians, has turned into a ghost town as a result of the violent
attacks by anti-government militants over the past four years of
turmoil in Syria
source : here
Senin, 06 April 2015
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