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The Middle East Monitor reported that sixty Palestinian refugees were arrested by the Syrian regime on Thursday while attempting to escape from the Yarmouk Refugee Camp in southern Damascus. They were detained for several hours before being returned forcibly to the camp, which is currently under heavy bombardment by the Assad regime and its Russian allies.
The area has been fought over by various rebel groups since late 2012, and was captured by Daesh and its affiliates from the Free Syrian Army a number of times over the years. It remains one of the last pockets under the control of Daesh in the war-torn country, and the regime aims to retake the entire district with its offensive launched in April. An estimated 3,500 Palestinians have fled the Yarmouk Camp over the past week alone because of the fierce fighting and bombing.
Source: Middle East Monitor