Battle of Yarmouk Camp (December 2012)

Not to be confused with Battle of the Yarmuk.
Battle of Yarmouk Camp (December 2012)
Part of the Syrian civil war and the
Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012 – February 2013)
Date5–17 December 2012
(1 week and 5 days)
Location
Yarmouk Camp, Damascus, Syria
Result

Indecisive

  • FSA and Liwa al-Asifa take control of most of Yarmouk[2]
  • FSA and Syrian Army agree to leave Yarmouk as a neutral, demilitarized zone, but sporadic clashes continue
Belligerents
Syrian opposition Free Syrian Army
State of Palestine Liwa al-Asifa (Palestinian militia)[1]

Syria Syrian Arab Republic

PFLP-GC[2][3]
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Ahmed Jibril (PFLP-GC leader)[4]
Units involved
Unknown 53rd Army Regiment (Special Forces)
Jihad Jibril Brigade
Popular Committee-Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Casualties and losses
Unknown 4 killed
23 civilians killed

The Battle of Yarmouk Camp (December 2012) was a period of fierce clashes in Yarmouk Camp during the Syrian civil war. Yarmouk is a district of Damascus that is home to the biggest community of Palestinian refugees in Syria.[5] The fighting was between the Syrian Army and PFLP-GC on one side, and Syrian rebels on the other. The rebels included the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and a group made up of Palestinians, called Liwa al-Asifa or Storm Brigade. On 17 December, it was reported that the FSA and anti-Assad Palestinians had taken control of the camp. The FSA and Syrian Army agreed to leave Yarmouk as a neutral, demilitarized zone, but sporadic clashes continued.

  1. ^ Jerusalem Post. "The PFLP-GC have accused the Liwa al-Asifa of trying to stir up trouble within the Palestinian refugee community in Yarmouk, while Syrian rebels have accused the PFLP-GC of stifling Palestinian dissent against Assad." [1]
  2. ^ a b c "Syria: Armed Opposition Takes Yarmouk Refugee Camp". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. ^ AFP (17 December 2012). "Syria hits back at UN over Palestinian refugees". Syria. NOW. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Corrections and clarifications". The Guardian. London. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  5. ^ "AFP: Syria rebels 'clash with army, Palestinian fighters'". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.