Posted on 04/07/2015 5:15:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Thousands of civilians are in "immediate danger" and must be evacuated from "completely dire" conditions following ISIS' affront on a refugee camp, a U.N. official said Tuesday.
Some 18,000 civilians have been trapped with limited food and water in the Yarmouk camp near Syria's capital, caught between government forces and dueling rebel groups. Their already-tenuous situation deteriorated sharply last week when ISIS launched a push to seize control of the camp from rival armed groups like the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, setting off street battles and mounting alarm for those trapped in the crossfire.
U.N. Relief and Works Agency spokesman Chris Gunness said Tuesday the situation on the ground is "completely dire." No U.N. food, water or medical supplies have reached the camp in a week, he added.
"Lives are in immediate danger," Gunness said of the civilians — including 3,500 children — trapped by the fighting.
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