Air strikes destroyed a jihadist-held area near Damascus on Sunday, as the Syrian government put up efforts to abolish the insurgency’s last foothold near the capital.
Thick clouds of smoke rose from the al-Hajar al-Aswad area and the sound of jets could be heard in broadcasts from the area just south of Damascus that is controlled by insurgents from the Islamic State (IS) and Nusra Front groups.
UNRWA, the U.N. agency that cares for Palestinians, reported that two Palestinian refugee civilians killed, a father and son, in their home in the adjacent Palestinian camp of Yarmouk.
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Thousands of homes had been destroyed in Yarmouk in the last four days of fighting, Chris Gunness, UNRWA spokesman, said.
“There must be a safe passage for the sick and the wounded and the dead civilians,” he said. “Yarmouk has been transformed into a death camp, like one of the lower regions of hell.”
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