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ISIL Offers Fighters in Yarmuk Refugee Camp in Damascus to Surrender

© AP Photo / UNRWA, FileResidents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, queue to receive food supplies, Syria
Residents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, queue to receive food supplies, Syria - Sputnik International
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On Wednesday, ISIL extremists took over a major part of the camp.

ISIL fighters have attacked a major Palestinian refugee camp in Syria - Sputnik International
Explosion Hits Yarmuk Refugee Camp Near Damascus
BEIRUT (Sputnik) — Islamic State terrorists have offered groups fighting for the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmuk in the Syrian capital of Damascus to surrender by nightfall, a source told Sputnik on Thursday.

Earlier in the day, a powerful explosion hit Yarmouk amid heavy fighting between different armed groups.

On Wednesday, ISIL extremists took over a major part of the camp.

Residents of the besieged Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, queue to receive food supplies, Syria - Sputnik International
ISIL Captures Most of Yarmuk Refugee Camp in Syria
The camp used to be home to over 160,000 Palestinian refugees before the Syrian civil war began in 2011. Currently it is the place of residence of 18,000 people, including some 3,500 children, according to the United Nations.

Yarmuk has been struggling with a humanitarian crisis, being under siege by Islamist militants since late 2012.

ISIL, notorious for committing atrocities, has seized large territories in Syria, proclaiming strict Islamic law on lands under its control.

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