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Yarmouk Camp ( ) is a 2.11-square-kilometre (0.81 mi ) district of the city of Damascus , populated by Palestinians , with hospitals and schools.1It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the center of Damascus and inside the municipal boundaries but when established in 1957, it was outside the surrounding city.2 Yarmouk is an "unofficial" refugee camp; it was home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria . As of June 2002, there were 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk.3 During the Syrian Civil War , Yarmouk camp became the scene of intense fighting in 2012 between the Free Syrian Army and the PFLP-GC supported by Syrian Army government forces. The camp then was consequently taken over by various factions and was deprived of supplies, resulting in hunger, diseases and a high death rate, which caused many to leave.4By the end of 2014, the camp population had gone down to just 20,000 residents.5In early April 2015, most of the Yarmouk camp was overrun by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , sparking armed clashes with Palestinian militia Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis , associated with Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.6According to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, the ISIL attack resulted in 40 ISIL militants killed; Palestinian sources reported about 12 camp residents killed, while Syrian source reported 13 killed; and independent sources also confirmed two fatalities from mortar fire in an adjacent Damascus area. It was reported that despite Palestinian militia resistance and parallel bombing by the Syrian Air Force, ISIL still controlled 90% of the camp by 6 April. The situation in the camp came to the attention of the UN Security Council, which aimed to discuss the prospects of some 18,000 residents of the occupied camp. [1] "Syrian rights group: At least 13 killed in Yarmouk camp" . Security Council mulls how to help Syria's Yarmouk civilians" .7
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Place in Damascus Governorate, Syria Yarmouk' ( ) is an "unofficial" refugee camp in Damascus that is home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria . It is located 8 kilometers from the center of Damascus, inside the municipal boundaries, and has today merged into the surrounding city. As of June 2002, there were 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk.
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District in Damascus Governorate, Syria Yarmouk Camp ( Mukhayyam al-Yarmūk ) is a 2.11-square-kilometre (520-acre) district of the city of Damascus , populated by Palestinians , with hospitals and schools. It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the center of Damascus and inside the municipal boundaries but when established in 1957, it was outside the city. Yarmouk is an "unofficial" refugee camp; it was home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria . As of June 2002, there were 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk. During the Syrian Civil War , Yarmouk camp became the scene of intense fighting in 2012 between the Free Syrian Army and the PFLP-GC supported by Syrian Army government forces. The camp then was consequently taken over by various factions and was deprived of supplies, resulting in hunger, diseases and a high death rate, which caused many to leave. By the end of 2014, the camp population had gone down to just 20,000 residents. In early April 2015, most of the Yarmouk camp was overrun by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , sparking armed clashes with Palestinian militia Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis . At this point the population was estimated at 18,000.After intense fighting in April/May 2018, Syrian government forces took the camp, its population now reduced to 100-200.
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Municipality/Refugee camp in Damascus Governorate, Syria Yarmouk ( / ALA-LC : Muḵayyam al-Yarmūk , ) is a 2.11-square-kilometer (520-acre) district of the city of Damascus , populated by Palestinians .It is located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the center of Damascus and within municipal boundariess; this was not the case when it was established in 1957.It contains hospitals and schools.Yarmouk is an "unofficial" refugee camp, as UNRWA rejected a Syrian government request to recognize the camp in 1960.Now depopulated, it was previously home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria .As of June 2002, there had been 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk. During the Syrian Civil War , Yarmouk camp became the scene of intense fighting in 2012 between the Free Syrian Army and the PFLP-GC , supported by Syrian Army government forces. The camp then was consequently taken over by various factions and was deprived of supplies, resulting in hunger, diseases and a high death rate, which caused many to flee. By the end of 2014, the camp population had gone down to just 20,000 residents. In early April 2015, most of the Yarmouk camp was overrun by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , sparking armed clashes with Palestinian militia Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis . At this point, the population was estimated at 18,000. After intense fighting in April/May 2018, Syrian government forces took the camp, its population now reduced to just 100–200. As of 2022, Palestinians have begun to return, but the population remains far from its pre-war peak.Life lived in relief : humanitarian predicaments and Palestinian refugee politics .OCLC 1043049820 . : CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link ) "Yarmouk:Unofficial Refugee Camp" .The Times of Israel .
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Municipality/Refugee camp in Damascus Governorate, Syria Yarmouk ( Arabic : ٱلْيَرْمُوك , ALA-LC : al-Yarmūk , IPA: [æl.jærˈmʊːk] ) is a 2.11-square-kilometer (520-acre) district of the city of Damascus , populated by Palestinians . It is located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from the center of Damascus and within municipal boundaries; this was not the case when it was established in 1957. It contains hospitals and schools. Yarmouk is an "unofficial" refugee camp (Arabic: مُخَيَّم , ALA-LC: muḵayyam ), as UNRWA rejected a Syrian government request to recognize the camp in 1960.Now depopulated, it was home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria . As of June 2002, there had been 112,550 registered refugees living in Yarmouk. During the Syrian Civil War , Yarmouk camp became the scene of intense fighting in 2012 between the Free Syrian Army and the PFLP-GC , supported by Syrian government forces. The camp was consequently taken over by various factions and deprived of supplies, resulting in hunger, disease and a high death rate, which caused many to flee.By the end of 2014, the population had gone down to 20,000 residents. In early April 2015, most of the camp was overrun by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , sparking armed clashes with Palestinian militia Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis . At this point, the population was estimated at 18,000. After intense fighting in April/May 2018, Syrian government forces took the camp, leaving only 100–200 residents.It is estimated that 160,000 Palestinians were displaced and forced to flee Yarmouk during the Syrian civil war.Many Palestinians were concerned that the Syrian regime would redevelop the area and send the former residents to remote scrubland.In 2022, Palestinians began to return, but the population remains far from its pre-war peak. Life lived in relief : humanitarian predicaments and Palestinian refugee politics . The Times of Israel .
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n "unofficial" refugee camp in damascus that is home to the largest palestinian refugee community in syria
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