Published : 28-04-2017
Violent clashes between ISIS and Fatah AlSham in blockaded Yarmouk Camp claimed the lives of dozens of fighters on both sides. Wildfires also broke out in the area.
According to field sources, 20 ISIS fighters were killed and 40 injured. The clashes also claimed the life of a Fatah AlSham militant and left three others wounded.
Clashes have heated up in Yarmouk between the two rival battalions since late Wednesday evening.
According to ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency, the attack comes as a preemptive attempt to force Fatah AlSham out of the camp after the latter voiced its intent to hand over its sites to the Syrian government forces and retreat to opposition-led areas in Idlib.
The attack targeted Street 15, Haifa, and AlShuhadaa area. Four inghimasi fighters (infiltrators) took part in the hostilities. Fighters onboard an armored vehicle crept into three buildings where Tahrir AlSham militants were hiding and killed four among them in Street 15. An explosive-laden suicide motorcycle was remotely detonated by inghimiasi fighters, who ended up blowing up their explosive vests near a group of gunmen.
ISIS fighters also said they grabbed hold of a number of buildings in Haifa Street. An inghimiasi fighter who moved into AlShuhada Street detonated his explosive vest.
ISIS has intensified presence near flashpoints with Tahrir AlSham amid fears of simmering hostilities between the two battalions.
According to AGPS reporter, ISIS snipers continue to target Fatah AlSham run zones. Civilians have launched a cry for help after ISIS tightened grip on the area and banned the entry of foodstuff and medicines.
At the same time, the government forces deployed near the main entrance to Yarmouk Camp struck zones led by ISIS and Tahrir AlSham in the camp with missiles, resulting in deaths and material damage, according to a pro-government Facebook page.
A state of panic further overwhelmed civilians in Tahrir AlSham-led zones due to the deadly clashes and sniper attacks. Activists also said more civilian buildings in the camp have been razed to the ground, calling on all warring parties to cease hostilities and shelling on the camp and to urgently work on saving stranded civilians.
A couple of days ago, ISIS ordered the residents of AlMadaris Street and its environs in Yarmouk to evacuate their homes and head to AlTakadum neighborhood.
On April 4, 2017, ISIS forced civilians out of their homes near Abdul Kadir AlHusseini Mosque and Haifa Street, after they declared the area a closed military zone.
On April 10, 2017, ISIS forced the residents of western Yarmouk to evacuate their homes located near flashpoints with Tahrir AlSham under the same pretext.
Nearly 3,000 Palestinians trapped inside Yarmouk have been grappling with abject conditions due to the unabated hostilities between the different warring actors and the tough blockade imposed by the Syrian regime forces.
Violent clashes between ISIS and Fatah AlSham in blockaded Yarmouk Camp claimed the lives of dozens of fighters on both sides. Wildfires also broke out in the area.
According to field sources, 20 ISIS fighters were killed and 40 injured. The clashes also claimed the life of a Fatah AlSham militant and left three others wounded.
Clashes have heated up in Yarmouk between the two rival battalions since late Wednesday evening.
According to ISIS-affiliated Amaq news agency, the attack comes as a preemptive attempt to force Fatah AlSham out of the camp after the latter voiced its intent to hand over its sites to the Syrian government forces and retreat to opposition-led areas in Idlib.
The attack targeted Street 15, Haifa, and AlShuhadaa area. Four inghimasi fighters (infiltrators) took part in the hostilities. Fighters onboard an armored vehicle crept into three buildings where Tahrir AlSham militants were hiding and killed four among them in Street 15. An explosive-laden suicide motorcycle was remotely detonated by inghimiasi fighters, who ended up blowing up their explosive vests near a group of gunmen.
ISIS fighters also said they grabbed hold of a number of buildings in Haifa Street. An inghimiasi fighter who moved into AlShuhada Street detonated his explosive vest.
ISIS has intensified presence near flashpoints with Tahrir AlSham amid fears of simmering hostilities between the two battalions.
According to AGPS reporter, ISIS snipers continue to target Fatah AlSham run zones. Civilians have launched a cry for help after ISIS tightened grip on the area and banned the entry of foodstuff and medicines.
At the same time, the government forces deployed near the main entrance to Yarmouk Camp struck zones led by ISIS and Tahrir AlSham in the camp with missiles, resulting in deaths and material damage, according to a pro-government Facebook page.
A state of panic further overwhelmed civilians in Tahrir AlSham-led zones due to the deadly clashes and sniper attacks. Activists also said more civilian buildings in the camp have been razed to the ground, calling on all warring parties to cease hostilities and shelling on the camp and to urgently work on saving stranded civilians.
A couple of days ago, ISIS ordered the residents of AlMadaris Street and its environs in Yarmouk to evacuate their homes and head to AlTakadum neighborhood.
On April 4, 2017, ISIS forced civilians out of their homes near Abdul Kadir AlHusseini Mosque and Haifa Street, after they declared the area a closed military zone.
On April 10, 2017, ISIS forced the residents of western Yarmouk to evacuate their homes located near flashpoints with Tahrir AlSham under the same pretext.
Nearly 3,000 Palestinians trapped inside Yarmouk have been grappling with abject conditions due to the unabated hostilities between the different warring actors and the tough blockade imposed by the Syrian regime forces.
