Published : 11-09-2018
Activists quoted local sources south of Damascus as stating that Syrian government forces arrested a number of Palestinian youths for forgoing military service at the pro-government Palestine Liberation Army.
Activists estimated that 35 Palestinians displaced from Yarmouk and seeking shelter south of Damascus were targeted by the abduction sweep.
Conscription at PLA is compulsory for Palestinian refugees in Syria. Scores of youths were killed as they fought alongside the Syrian government troops.
Activists quoted local sources south of Damascus as stating that Syrian government forces arrested a number of Palestinian youths for forgoing military service at the pro-government Palestine Liberation Army.
Activists estimated that 35 Palestinians displaced from Yarmouk and seeking shelter south of Damascus were targeted by the abduction sweep.
Conscription at PLA is compulsory for Palestinian refugees in Syria. Scores of youths were killed as they fought alongside the Syrian government troops.
