Palestinian refugees in Syria returned to Yarmouk camp, south Damascus, after harsh clashes between armed groups and Palestinian popular committees forced them to flee the camp.

Palestinian refugees in Syria returned to Yarmouk camp, south Damascus, after harsh clashes between armed groups and Palestinian popular committees forced them to flee the camp.

The Associated Press reported that, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, hundreds of people have returned to Yarmouk after clashes were over.

Refugees held on Thursday a massive rally at the entrance of the camp, pushing their return to their homes after days of displacement.

Local media said that the Palestinians started moving back homes during the rally in tandem with the militants’ withdrawal.
The massive rally was called for by many Palestinian organizations in Syria.

The battle at Yarmouk, began Dec. 14, as the armed groups pushed into the camp earlier this week and fought pitch battles with local committees there. Militants managed to sweep the camp, igniting deadly fights there.

Yarmouk houses some 1,600 refugees, which is also a house to more than 500,000 Syrians.
Local observers blamed the militants and the al-Qaeda-linked al- Nusra Front for the deteriorating situation in the camp.

Meanwhile, media outlets reported that negotiations with the militants with the mediation of many Palestinian organizations were ongoing, which aim to pull all arm aspect from the camp and allow all the displaced refugees to return to their homes.

Damascus-based Palestinian official Khaled Abdul-Majid told the AP that Cairo-based Palestinian leaders were negotiating the armed groups’ exit.