Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)
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The Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) broke out in April 2015, during the Syrian Civil War, when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant stormed the rebel-held Yarmouk Camp. The Yarmouk Camp is a district of Damascus that is home to the largest community of Palestinian refugees in Syria.[21]
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Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) | ||||||||||
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Part of the Syrian Civil War (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign) | ||||||||||
Map of the territorial control in southern Damascus during the battle, on 4 April 2015 Truce/ceasefire zones | ||||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||||
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Jaysh al-Islam[7] Free Syrian Army Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis [3] |
Palestine Liberation Army[8] PFLP-GC[9] Fatah al-Intifada[8] PPSF[10] | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||||
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Zahran Alloush (Jaysh al-Islam leader) Abo Hammam (Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis leader)[11] Ahmad Zaghmout (WIA) (Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis leader)[3] | Ahmed Jibril (PFLP-GC leader)[12] | ||||||||
Units involved | ||||||||||
Liwa Sham al-Rasul[7] Liwa al-Asifa[13] Jaysh al-Ababil[14] 1st Brigade[15] |
Jihad Jibril Brigade Popular Committee-Yarmouk Refugee Camp | |||||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||||
80 killed[16] (Jaysh al-Islam claim) 36 killed[8] (PFLP-GC claim) | 9–15 killed,[6][8] 10 captured[17] | 5 killed[6] | ||||||||
8–13 civilians executed by ISIL[18][19] 38 killed overall (8 civilians; SOHR)[18] 4,000 civilians displaced[20] |
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