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April 2, 2015

Islamic State Fighters Seize Large Parts of Palestinian Refugee Camp in Syria 
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In Syria, Islamic State fighters have taken over most of a massive camp
for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus. Yarmouk is home
to some 18,000 people and has repeatedly been stuck in the crossfire of
Syria's civil war. Some 800,000 people lived there before the Syrian
uprising began. In a statement, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees
said it is "extremely concerned" about the residents' safety. Islamic
State fighters were seen in control of several streets, leaving them
just a few miles from the center of the Assad regime's Damascus
stronghold.