Syrian rebels took control of  a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus today, with most of the pro-government fighters retreating to the center of the capital. The camp, called Yarmouk, is home to descendants of the wars between Israel and its neighbors. The camp actually has some of the nicest living conditions, and many professionals live there, like doctors and bankers.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) operates 20 elementary schools and eight preparatory schools in the camp. About 112,000 refugees currently live in the 0.81 square mile camp.
"All of the camp is under the control of the (rebel) Free Syrian Army," said a Palestinian activist in Yarmouk. He said clashes had stopped and the remaining PFLP fighters retreated to join Assad's forces massed on the northern edge of the camp.

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The Syrian situation is rapidly deteriorating, with large amounts of fighting going on in the eastern half, which is the most populated. Aleppo and Damascus are the two hotspots for the fighting, Aleppo being seen as a rebel stronghold, and Damascus, the capital, as a government stronghold. There has been continual fighting in the towns of Aleppo, Ras al In, and other places. Syrian government forces have been using helicopters and fighter jets, some of which the rebels have shot down. There has also been heavy fighting around the Damascus Airport, which rebels claim is a main port for weapons being transported in from Iran. Two Turkish border towns have been hit by shelling, and the Turkish government has asked for Patriot missiles to defend its borders. Towns caught in the crossfire have been almost completely deserted because of the attacks between the rebels and the government.

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