Syria war: Government forces continue bombardment of Yarmouk camp
Bombardments come as Syrian government forces continue to push rebel groups from last strongholds near Damascus. Syrian government forces appear to be close to retaking Yarmouk that was once home to 200,00 Palestinians [Anadol The strikes on Sunday are part of a campaign to retake the last rebel-held towns on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, which has seen a dramatic increase of violence over the last weeks. Since the beginning of the campaign on April 19, at least 18 civilians have been killed, activists in nearby rebel-held towns told Al Jazeera. The ongoing bombardments have prompting fresh warnings by the United Nations about a looming humanitarian disaster in the area. As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces battled to retake Hajar al-Aswad and Tadamun, areas that make up a considerable chunk of Yarmouk, the Syrian army said on Saturday it retook control of the Qadem district, state-run news agency SANA reported. Before the Syrian war started in 2011, Yarmouk was...