Islamic State takes 90 percent of Damascus refugee camp -monitor

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Reuters

Posted

4 Apr 2015

Originally published

4 Apr 2015

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By Oliver Holmes

BEIRUT, April 4 (Reuters) - Islamic State has taken control of 90 percent of a Palestinian refugee camp on the Damascus outskirts where 18,000 civilians have suffered years of bombing, army siege and militia control, a monitoring group said on Saturday.

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