Battle for Yarmouk rages on in Syria

The Syrian army and Palestinian volunteers have been forcing out foreign-backed insurgents from a refugee camp outside capital Damascus.

According to Press TV, on Wednesday, the Syrian soldiers were engaged in heavy battles against the insurgents near the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp.
Palestinian volunteers were also helping the Syrian army regain control of the camp, which is a key point for both the soldiers and the insurgents.
Juma’a Abdullah, an official of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which is battling for the camp, said the camp had been occupied by “thieves.”
He said “As you know insurgent groups entered Yarmouk eight months ago and displace over 200,000 people as part of the plan to enter Damascus. It turned out that they are thieves and they looted the camp. We tried to get them out using peaceful means and now we have no other means but to forcefully liberate our camp and we won’t retreat.”
Some of the insurgents have adopted a scorched earth policy and burn their houses as they retreat to slow down the advancing military units fighting alongside Palestinian volunteers.
In September, at least 20 people were killed when mortar shells landed in the camp.