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His Piano Burned by Islamic State, Syrian Musician Joins Migrant Tide
Three years of siege, famine and bombing of his Damascus refugee camp didn't kill celebrated musician Aeham al-Ahmad, but something died inside him the day jihadists burned his beloved piano in front of his eyes.
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Islamic State Withdraws From Yarmouk Camp, Nusra Remains: Residents
Islamic State fighters have largely withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus after expelling their main rival, several residents and a Palestinian official said today.
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UN Supplies Aid to 500 Evacuees from Damascus Camp
The UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees said it had provided urgent supplies on Monday to around 500 civilians who have fled fighting in a Damascus camp that Islamic State has been battling to seize from rival insurgents.
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Syria Says Military Operation Needed to Expel Islamic State From Yarmuk
Syria said Wednesday a military operation was needed to expel jihadists who have overrun large parts of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, trapping thousands of civilians inside.
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2,000 Evacuated from Syria's Yarmuk After Islamic State Advance: Palestinians
Around 2,000 people have been evacuated from the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus after the Islamic State group seized large parts of it, a Palestinian official told AFP Sunday.
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Hamas Holds Gaza March for Besieged Yarmuk Refugees
Hundreds rallied Saturday in the Gaza Strip in support of thousands of fellow Palestinians trapped in Syria's Yarmuk camp, which has been largely overrun by jihadist fighters.
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Al Qaeda Advances on Syria Army Base Near Idlib, Says Monitor
Fighters from Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and allied militants advanced today on a key government-held military base in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.
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Palestinians Push Back Islamic State in Damascus Camp, Says Monitor
Palestinian fighters and Syrian rebels retook control today of large parts of a refugee camp in Damascus that had been seized by Islamic State group jihadists, a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Seizes Vast Damascus Refugee Camp
Fighters proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday, a bid to capture the group's first major foothold close to President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power.
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Palestinians Unable to Return to Syria Camp Despite Truce
Convinced they would be able return to Yarmuk in southern Damascus after a truce and ceasefire, Palestinians went to the embattled camp's entrance Monday but their wait was in vain.
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15 Palestinians dead from hunger in Syria camp: UN
At least 15 Palestinians have died of hunger since September in a besieged refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees told AFP on Monday.
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Fighting flares in Palestinian camp in Damascus
Palestinian factions in Syria called on Tuesday for a cease-fire after fighting flared at a refugee camp in the capital, Damascus, highlighting a split among Palestinians as the civil war intensifies.
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Bomb in Palestinian camp in Damascus kills four
A bomb blast in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus killed four people and seriously wounded a member of a faction that has backed Syrian President Bashar Assad in the country's bitter civil war, activists said on Friday.
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Thousands flee Syria, Damascus diarrhoea outbreak: United Nations
Syrians are pouring across the border to escape fighting in their battered homeland and diarrhoeal disease has broken out in rural areas near Damascus, UN aid agencies said on Friday. More than 170,000 Syrians have been registered in four neighbouring countries (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey), the United Nations refugee agency said.
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His Piano Burned by Islamic State, Syrian Musician Joins Migrant Tide
Three years of siege, famine and bombing of his Damascus refugee camp didn't kill celebrated musician Aeham al-Ahmad, but something died inside him the day jihadists burned his beloved piano in front of his eyes.
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Islamic State Withdraws From Yarmouk Camp, Nusra Remains: Residents
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 today.
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UN Supplies Aid to 500 Evacuees from Damascus Camp
The UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees said it had provided urgent supplies on Monday to around 500 civilians who have fled fighting in a Damascus camp that Islamic State has been battling to seize from rival insurgents.
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Syria Says Military Operation Needed to Expel Islamic State From Yarmuk
Syria said Wednesday a military operation was needed to expel jihadists who have overrun large parts of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, trapping thousands of civilians inside.
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2,000 Evacuated from Syria's Yarmuk After Islamic State Advance: Palestinians
Around 2,000 people have been evacuated from the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus after the Islamic State group seized large parts of it, a Palestinian official told AFP Sunday.
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Hamas Holds Gaza March for Besieged Yarmuk Refugees
Hundreds rallied Saturday in the Gaza Strip in support of thousands of fellow Palestinians trapped in Syria's Yarmuk camp, which has been largely overrun by jihadist fighters.
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Al Qaeda Advances on Syria Army Base Near Idlib, Says Monitor
Fighters from Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and allied militants advanced today on a key government-held military base in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said.
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Palestinians Push Back Islamic State in Damascus Camp, Says Monitor
Palestinian fighters and Syrian rebels retook control today of large parts of a refugee camp in Damascus that had been seized by Islamic State group jihadists, a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Seizes Vast Damascus Refugee Camp
Fighters proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday, a bid to capture the group's first major foothold close to President Bashar al-Assad's seat of power.
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Palestinians Unable to Return to Syria Camp Despite Truce
Convinced they would be able return to Yarmuk in southern Damascus after a truce and ceasefire, Palestinians went to the embattled camp's entrance Monday but their wait was in vain.
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15 Palestinians dead from hunger in Syria camp: UN
At least 15 Palestinians have died of hunger since September in a besieged refugee camp in the Syrian capital Damascus, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees told AFP on Monday.
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Fighting flares in Palestinian camp in Damascus
Palestinian factions in Syria called on Tuesday for a cease-fire after fighting flared at a refugee camp in the capital, Damascus, highlighting a split among Palestinians as the civil war intensifies.
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Bomb in Palestinian camp in Damascus kills four
A bomb blast in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus killed four people and seriously wounded a member of a faction that has backed Syrian President Bashar Assad in the country's bitter civil war, activists said on Friday.
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Thousands flee Syria, Damascus diarrhoea outbreak: United Nations
Syrians are pouring across the border to escape fighting in their battered homeland and diarrhoeal disease has broken out in rural areas near Damascus, UN aid agencies said on Friday. More than 170,000 Syrians have been registered in four neighbouring countries (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey), the United Nations refugee agency said.
