These unfortunate people are getting it every which way.
New misery in Yarmouk, symbol of Syria's suffering
BEIRUT — For the past year, Yarmouk has stood as a stark symbol of the misery endured by civilians in Syria’s raging war, after an iconic picture of its hungry residents waiting for food handouts was broadcast to the world from New York’s Times Square.
Since the Islamic State surged into the Palestinian refugee camp on the southern edge of Damascus this month, the misery has turned into a nightmare.
The Islamic State fighters arrived with their trademark beheadings, decapitating three Palestinian fighters in the first days of the assault. The battles forced the United Nations to halt deliveries of the food on which an estimated 18,000 people besieged by government forces have relied for the past two years.
Simultaneously, the government launched the first wave of barrel bombings against the stricken camp, bringing death and destruction on a scale not seen before in this small corner of the war.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/new-misery-in-yarmouk-symbol-of-
New misery in Yarmouk, symbol of Syria's suffering
BEIRUT — For the past year, Yarmouk has stood as a stark symbol of the misery endured by civilians in Syria’s raging war, after an iconic picture of its hungry residents waiting for food handouts was broadcast to the world from New York’s Times Square.
Since the Islamic State surged into the Palestinian refugee camp on the southern edge of Damascus this month, the misery has turned into a nightmare.
The Islamic State fighters arrived with their trademark beheadings, decapitating three Palestinian fighters in the first days of the assault. The battles forced the United Nations to halt deliveries of the food on which an estimated 18,000 people besieged by government forces have relied for the past two years.
Simultaneously, the government launched the first wave of barrel bombings against the stricken camp, bringing death and destruction on a scale not seen before in this small corner of the war.
Continue reading at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/new-misery-in-yarmouk-symbol-of-
