IS repelled from parts of Syria's Yarmouk: PLO
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The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees
MEE and agencies
Last update:
Tuesday 7 April 2015 15:53 BST
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said on Tuesday that Islamic State (IS) militants have retreated from parts of Yarmouk, the largest camp for Palestinian refugees in Syria.
"IS now controls only 60 percent of Yarmouk camp after they had seized 90 percent of it," Anwar Abdel-Hadi, who oversees the PLO's affairs in Syria, told Palestine's official radio station on Tuesday.
Abdel-Hadi said that clashes are still ongoing between IS militants and Palestinian fighters inside Yarmouk camp.
"[IS] militants are firing at anyone who tries to enter or exit the camp," he said.
There are at least 16,000 people still trapped inside, although local activists groups claim this number could be even higher.
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