Published : 05-12-2017
The Syrian regime forces, the General Command groups and the pro-regime Palestinian factions, continue to impose their siege on Yarmouk camp for more than 1600 consecutive days, opening the door to the residents’ great suffering due to water and electricity cuts, which have resulted in the prevention of food, medical and other supplies from entering the camp. The residents are also banned from leaving and returning to the camp from its main entrances, which are controlled by Syrian security groups and the Palestinian factions affiliated to them.
In addition, the repetitive bombardments and the continuous siege have caused all the hospitals and clinics to close, and a number of medical staff members have died due to the bombardments with planes and mortar shells.
AGPS has recorded the names of 1333 Palestinian refugees who have died during the war in Syria, including 201 people who have died due to the siege, hunger and the shortage in medical care.
ISIS’s raid into the camp and its control over it, with the aid of Al-Nusra Front in 2015, has aggravated the suffering of the residents. Many relief agencies withdrew from the camp under ISIS’s threats.
While a number of families are living in a new siege, in areas controlled by “Tahrir Al-Sham,” previously known as Al-Nusra, after ISIS and the Syrian regime imposed their siege on the area. The besieged residents are finding it hard to secure drinking water and food, especially with the spread of snipers from both sides, as well as the burning of houses and the detonation of explosive devices.
The Syrian regime forces, the General Command groups and the pro-regime Palestinian factions, continue to impose their siege on Yarmouk camp for more than 1600 consecutive days, opening the door to the residents’ great suffering due to water and electricity cuts, which have resulted in the prevention of food, medical and other supplies from entering the camp. The residents are also banned from leaving and returning to the camp from its main entrances, which are controlled by Syrian security groups and the Palestinian factions affiliated to them.
In addition, the repetitive bombardments and the continuous siege have caused all the hospitals and clinics to close, and a number of medical staff members have died due to the bombardments with planes and mortar shells.
AGPS has recorded the names of 1333 Palestinian refugees who have died during the war in Syria, including 201 people who have died due to the siege, hunger and the shortage in medical care.
ISIS’s raid into the camp and its control over it, with the aid of Al-Nusra Front in 2015, has aggravated the suffering of the residents. Many relief agencies withdrew from the camp under ISIS’s threats.
While a number of families are living in a new siege, in areas controlled by “Tahrir Al-Sham,” previously known as Al-Nusra, after ISIS and the Syrian regime imposed their siege on the area. The besieged residents are finding it hard to secure drinking water and food, especially with the spread of snipers from both sides, as well as the burning of houses and the detonation of explosive devices.
