Published : 12-08-2018
Worshipers reopened the AlBashir Mosque in Yarmouk, years after it had been kept closed by pro-government battalions, who turned the site into a military barrack.
Located near Yarmouk’s northern entrance, the AlBashir Mosque, the largest in the area, hosted a series of events calling for disarming the camp.
At a certain point in time, the site had been turned into a flashpoint between the government forces and opposition outfits, resulting in material damage.
Government forces who captured adjacent zone, turned the site into a military barrack and set up a so-called AlBashir checkpoint, after they closed off the main entrances to the camp.
Thousands of Syrians and Palestinians were kidnapped at the checkpoint by undercover gunmen. Several rape cases by pro-government militias were reported by ex-detainees, who said sexual assaults were carried out against girls at the mosque.
After the mosque had been kept shut for years, the call for prayers was recited once again. Hundreds of worshipers also performed Friday’s noon prayers in congregation.
Onslaughts carried out by the Syrian and Russian war abettors have wrought massive destruction on Yarmouk’s local mosques, most notably the Palestine Mosque and Abdul Kader AlHusaini Mosque.
Worshipers reopened the AlBashir Mosque in Yarmouk, years after it had been kept closed by pro-government battalions, who turned the site into a military barrack.
Located near Yarmouk’s northern entrance, the AlBashir Mosque, the largest in the area, hosted a series of events calling for disarming the camp.
At a certain point in time, the site had been turned into a flashpoint between the government forces and opposition outfits, resulting in material damage.
Government forces who captured adjacent zone, turned the site into a military barrack and set up a so-called AlBashir checkpoint, after they closed off the main entrances to the camp.
Thousands of Syrians and Palestinians were kidnapped at the checkpoint by undercover gunmen. Several rape cases by pro-government militias were reported by ex-detainees, who said sexual assaults were carried out against girls at the mosque.
After the mosque had been kept shut for years, the call for prayers was recited once again. Hundreds of worshipers also performed Friday’s noon prayers in congregation.
Onslaughts carried out by the Syrian and Russian war abettors have wrought massive destruction on Yarmouk’s local mosques, most notably the Palestine Mosque and Abdul Kader AlHusaini Mosque.
