ISIS seizes Yarmuk refugee camp

The Islamic State group stormed the Yarmuk refugee camp in southern Damascus yesterday, capturing large parts of the Palestinian haven and demonstrating for the first time its ability to attack Syria's capital. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS took control of a "large part" of Yarmuk during fighting with Palestinian groups also opposed to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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