Syria’s Yarmouk, Hajar Al-Aswad Fully Liberated from Terrorists

The Syrian army and its allies stepped up their attacks against Takfiri terrorists in south Damascus, managing to fully liberate two key areas there after weeks of clashes.

Merkel calls for refugee 'safe zones' in Syria

The German chancellor has sought the creation of "safe zones" to shelter refugees inside Syria, a proposal criticised by the UN and rights groups.

Syria: Yarmouk camp evacuation 'on hold'

The expected evacuation of thousands of rebels from in and around Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus has been put on hold, reports say.

Miles de combatientes de Daesh se preparan para trasladarse al norte de Siria

Unos 5.000 combatientes de Daesh y sus familiares, que se encuentran actualmente al sur de Damasco, se están preparando para trasladarse en los próximos días al norte de Siria, informaron a Sputnik fuentes del Ministerio sirio de la Reconciliación Nacional.

PLO rejects idea of joining Yarmouk fighting

The Palestinian leadership has rejected the idea of joining the conflict in Syria's Yarmouk camp, apparently ruling out involvement in a joint military operation to expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Palestinians back joint Yarmouk operation with Syria army (PLO)

A group of 14 Palestinian factions said April 9 they backed a joint military operation with the Syrian government to expel Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists from the Yarmouk camp in southern Damascus.

Palestinians trapped as jihadists seize most of Syria camp

Thousands of Palestinian civilians are trapped in Syria's Yarmouk camp, which is besieged by government forces and has been largely overrun by jihadist fighters, an opposition official said Saturday.

Palestinians push back ISIS in Syria's Yarmouk camp

Palestinian fighters and Syrian rebels retook control Thursday of large parts of a refugee camp in Damascus that had been seized by Islamic State group militants, a monitoring group said.

ISIS attacks Palestinian refugee Yarmouk camp in Damascus

The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Wednesday captured the southern part of a main Palestinian refugee camp in south of the capital Damascus, sources told Xinhua.

Syria: UN agency warns no food left in besieged Palestinian refugee camp

UN, 19 April 2014 – The United Nations has renewed its demand for unimpeded humanitarian access to the besieged Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, warning that there is no UN food aid left there as of Saturday given that the recent escalation fighting between the parties to the Syrian conflict has prevented the delivery of desperately needed assistance. 

Spokesman Chris Gunness said the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was not authorised to distribute food aid on 18 April in Yarmouk, where more than 20,000 civilians are dependent on UN assistance.

Yarmouk refugee camp gets aid for first time in months

The United Nations relief agency has entered on Saturday Yarmouk refugee camp, where Palestinians struggle with hunger in Syrian capital Damascus.

The camp has received food aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for the first time in months.