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Report: Jihadists given 48 hours to surrender enclave in Palestinian camp near Damascus

BEIRUT - Islamic State militants have been given 48 hours to agree to withdraw from an enclave they control south of Damascus, the pro-Syrian government newspaper al-Watan reported on Thursday.

 

"If they refuse, the army and supporting forces are ready to launch a military operation to end the presence of the organization in the area," it said.

 

The jihadist-controlled enclave is centred around the Palestinian Yarmouk camp and the al-Hajar al-Aswad area south of Damascus. The area is much smaller than the eastern Ghouta region where the Syrian government recently defeated insurgents.

 

A commander in the regional military alliance that backs the Syrian government said the Syrian army had begun shelling the jihadist enclave on Tuesday in preparation for an assault.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.19.18, 10:24