Syrian army pounds Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmuk The Syrian regime's army is bombing the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmuk, south of Damascus, as government forces press their campaign against Islamic State (IS) jihadists entrenched in the area, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has expressed its "deep concern" for the fate of the thousands of civilians living in and around the camp. IMAGES