The savage Islamic State (ISIS) organization has seized nearly all of the Palestinian district of Yarmouk in Damascus, and there are reports coming out about beheadings and mass killings of Palestinians. ISIS militants have seized most of a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria, forcing many to flee, local activists said. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitoring group said the Islamist militants have taken over 90% of the Yarmouk camp in the outskirts of Damascus. The extremist group struck an unusual allegiance with rival jihadi group Jabhat al-Nusra, to wrestle control Yarmouk from Hard-line groups(Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis) loyal to Palestinian faction Hamas, which had been fighting against Government troops. "AL-QAEDA affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS were able to take control on 90% of the Yarmouk camp after violent clashes against Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis," SOHR reported, adding that 2 militants were beheaded by ISIS. "5 soldiers in Government forces were killed after clashes against Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis in the camp," SOHR added, reporting also bombardments by Government forces in the area. ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda, have been fighting each other in other areas of Syria. The UN expressed concern about the situation in the refugee camp which was once home to between 100,000 and 150,000 Palestinians and Syrians. "The situation in Yarmouk is an affront to the humanity of all of us, a source of universal shame," UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman Chris Gunness told Reuters. "Yarmouk is a test, a challenge for the international community. We must not fail. The credibility of the international system itself is at stake". Syrian/Palestinian hard-line groups occupied Yarmouk until February 2014 when they agreed to leave Palestinian anti-Assad forces inside. The ensuing siege has forced almost 90% of residents to leave and the remaining 18,000 face severe shortages of food and water.
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