Battle of Yarmouk Camp (December 2012)

Battle of Yarmouk Camp (December 2012)
	Part of the Syrian civil war and the; Rif Dimashq offensive (November 2012 – February 2013)
Date	5–17 December 2012; (1 week and 5 days)
Location	Yarmouk Camp, Damascus, Syria
Result	Indecisive FSA and Liwa al-Asifa take control of most of Yarmouk; FSA and Syrian Army agree to leave Yarmouk as a neutral, demilitarized zone, but sporadic clashes continue;
Belligerents
Free Syrian Army; Liwa al-Asifa (Palestinian militia)	Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Armed Forces; PFLP-GC
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Ahmed Jibril (PFLP-GC leader)
Units involved
Unknown	53rd Army Regiment (Special Forces); Jihad Jibril Brigade; Popular Committee-Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Casualties and losses
Unknown	4 killed
	23 civilians killed

The Battle of Yarmouk Camp (December 2012) was a period of fierce clashes in Yarmouk Camp during the Syrian civil war. Yarmouk is a district of Damascus that is home to the biggest community of Palestinian refugees in Syria.^[5] The fighting was between the Syrian Army and PFLP-GC on one side, and Syrian rebels on the other. The rebels included the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and a group made up of Palestinians, called Liwa al-Asifa or Storm Brigade. On 17 December, it was reported that the FSA and anti-Assad Palestinians had taken control of the camp. The FSA and Syrian Army agreed to leave Yarmouk as a neutral, demilitarized zone, but sporadic clashes continued.

^ Jerusalem Post. "The PFLP-GC have accused the Liwa al-Asifa of trying to stir up trouble within the Palestinian refugee community in Yarmouk, while Syrian rebels have accused the PFLP-GC of stifling Palestinian dissent against Assad." [1]
^ ^a ^b ^c "Syria: Armed Opposition Takes Yarmouk Refugee Camp". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
^ AFP (17 December 2012). "Syria hits back at UN over Palestinian refugees". Syria. NOW. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ "Corrections and clarifications". The Guardian. London. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
^ "AFP: Syria rebels 'clash with army, Palestinian fighters'". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

[1] Jerusalem Post. "The PFLP-GC have accused the Liwa al-Asifa of trying to stir up trouble within the Palestinian refugee community in Yarmouk, while Syrian rebels have accused the PFLP-GC of stifling Palestinian dissent against Assad." [1]

[aakh1712-2] "Syria: Armed Opposition Takes Yarmouk Refugee Camp". Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

[3] AFP (17 December 2012). "Syria hits back at UN over Palestinian refugees". Syria. NOW. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2012.

[4] "Corrections and clarifications". The Guardian. London. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

[googlenews1-5] "AFP: Syria rebels 'clash with army, Palestinian fighters'". Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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