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Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains: residents
Source: Reuters
World | Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:50pm EDT
Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains: residents
AMMAN | BY SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI
(Reuters) - Islamic State fighters have largely withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus after expelling their main rival, several residents and a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.
The pull-out from Yarmouk leaves al Qaeda-linked Nusra as the main group inside the camp.
The sources said hundreds of fighters of the hardline Islamic State had returned to their stronghold in neighboring Hajar al Aswad, from where they had launched their attack earlier this month.
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Alongside seeking to capture the camp, they sought to defeat their rival, the Hamas-linked Aknaf al Maqdis, an opposition group that was ideologically opposed to them.
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Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk camp, Nusra remains: residents
AMMAN | BY SULEIMAN AL-KHALIDI
(Reuters) - Islamic State fighters have largely withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus after expelling their main rival, several residents and a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.
The pull-out from Yarmouk leaves al Qaeda-linked Nusra as the main group inside the camp.
The sources said hundreds of fighters of the hardline Islamic State had returned to their stronghold in neighboring Hajar al Aswad, from where they had launched their attack earlier this month.
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Alongside seeking to capture the camp, they sought to defeat their rival, the Hamas-linked Aknaf al Maqdis, an opposition group that was ideologically opposed to them.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/15/us-mideast-crisis-yarmouk-idUSKBN0N611820150415
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