Syrian Rebels Battle Palestinian Fighters in Damascus
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Syrian rebels and Palestinian fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad battled for control of a Damascus refugee camp days after government airstrikes in the area.
There was heavy firing as the two sides fought in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in south Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in an e-mailed statement today. The clashes have forced refugees to flee the area, the U.K.-based group said. Al Arabiya reported today that the camp was under rebel control.