The presence of Palestinian refugees in Syria dates back to 1948, when over 80,000 people from Northern Palestine sought refuge in Syria. They were then followed by 3 major batches of refugees in the years 1956, 1967 and 1973 until their numbers exceeded half a million people, according to The United Nations Relief and Works […]
Massacre as Palestinian Refugee Camp is Targeted
War planes targeted the Khan al-Sheikh Camp for Palestinian Refugees in rural Damascus with at least 16 air strikes on Tuesday. One of the air strikes hit a small bus for passengers which was travelling on the main road of the camp, killing seven people inside, including two children and a lady. Victims identified include: […]
Baby Killed as Clinic in Palestinian Refugee Camp is Targeted
The Khan Sheikh camp for Palestinian refugees in the Western Ghouta of Damascus was subjected to intense bombing by helicopters, killing a baby and injuring several others, and causing severe material damage to a medical association. Since Monday morning, helicopters dropped 16 explosive barrels on the camp in tandem with heavy artillery bombing by regime […]
Dire deprivation in Syria’s Yarmouk camp
The UN has warned of a disastrous humanitarian situation in Syria’s Yarmouk Camp, a residential area home to Palestinian refugees and Syrians. There have been numerous reports of people starving to death in the neighbourhood. Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), told Al Jazeera that women were dying […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 17/11/2013
Fifty-one civilians were killed in Syria on 17/11/2013, among them four women and six children. Close to a third of those killed were from Aleppo, in which 15 were killed, among them four that were killed by airstrikes on Al-Jizmati district in Aleppo, as well as a woman and a child that died due to […]