Published : 27-07-2018
Reporting from Damascus, AGPS correspondent said Syrian government troops have banned Palestinian refugees from entering Yalda, Babilla, and Beit Sahem towns, south of Damascus.
Dozens of Palestinian residents of Yarmouk Camp attempted to reach southern Damascus via the Sidi Miqdad checkpoint. However, they were forced out of the bus and told: “You’re Palestinians. You’re not allowed in.”
Sometime earlier, the Syrian government forces stipulated that in order for Palestinian residents of Yarmouk Camp who have been taking shelter in the towns of Yalda, Babila, and Beit Sahem to gain access to Damascus a formal consent should be issued to that very end.
Activists said that such a prerequisite has been enforced prior to the government’s recapture of southern Damascus and maintained even following the retreat of the opposition outfits.
Thousands of Palestinians taking refuge in Yarmouk Camp fled to southern Damascus in the hunt for a safer shelter. However, they have been subjected to calamitous living conditions.
Reporting from Damascus, AGPS correspondent said Syrian government troops have banned Palestinian refugees from entering Yalda, Babilla, and Beit Sahem towns, south of Damascus.
Dozens of Palestinian residents of Yarmouk Camp attempted to reach southern Damascus via the Sidi Miqdad checkpoint. However, they were forced out of the bus and told: “You’re Palestinians. You’re not allowed in.”
Sometime earlier, the Syrian government forces stipulated that in order for Palestinian residents of Yarmouk Camp who have been taking shelter in the towns of Yalda, Babila, and Beit Sahem to gain access to Damascus a formal consent should be issued to that very end.
Activists said that such a prerequisite has been enforced prior to the government’s recapture of southern Damascus and maintained even following the retreat of the opposition outfits.
Thousands of Palestinians taking refuge in Yarmouk Camp fled to southern Damascus in the hunt for a safer shelter. However, they have been subjected to calamitous living conditions.
