Published : 16-03-2020
All the way through Syria’s nine-year conflict, Palestinian refugee camps have witnessed heavy destruction and displacement.
On March 13, 2013, the opposition outfits attacked a military barrack where Syrian government troops were deployed after they backtracked from the camp. The shootouts culminated in the opposition’s takeover of the camp.
According to live testimonies from the camp, the Syrian government battalions showered the camp with missiles and mortar shells. Over 3,000 mortars hit the camp in less than 24 hours. Dozens of Palestinian refugees were killed and hundreds injured. Scores of families got displaced.
Just a couple of days later, some 3,000 families, including 10,000 Palestinian refugees, fled the camp on way to the western zones of Alghouta and other areas. Most of them had been left without roofs over their heads.
A tough cordon had also been imposed on the camp, blocking civilians’ access out of and into the area. Heavy shelling continued to rock the camp until mid-2016 by Russian and Syrian fighter jets. Nearly 12,000 Palestinian refugees were ultimately forced out of the camp.
According to AGPS statistics, 203 Palestinian residents of Khan Eshieh refugee camp have died of war-related incidents in Syria. 248 others have been secretly detained in Syrian government penal complexes.
All the way through Syria’s nine-year conflict, Palestinian refugee camps have witnessed heavy destruction and displacement.
On March 13, 2013, the opposition outfits attacked a military barrack where Syrian government troops were deployed after they backtracked from the camp. The shootouts culminated in the opposition’s takeover of the camp.
According to live testimonies from the camp, the Syrian government battalions showered the camp with missiles and mortar shells. Over 3,000 mortars hit the camp in less than 24 hours. Dozens of Palestinian refugees were killed and hundreds injured. Scores of families got displaced.
Just a couple of days later, some 3,000 families, including 10,000 Palestinian refugees, fled the camp on way to the western zones of Alghouta and other areas. Most of them had been left without roofs over their heads.
A tough cordon had also been imposed on the camp, blocking civilians’ access out of and into the area. Heavy shelling continued to rock the camp until mid-2016 by Russian and Syrian fighter jets. Nearly 12,000 Palestinian refugees were ultimately forced out of the camp.
According to AGPS statistics, 203 Palestinian residents of Khan Eshieh refugee camp have died of war-related incidents in Syria. 248 others have been secretly detained in Syrian government penal complexes.
