The Action Group – Syria
The shocking report, “The Painful Harvest,” revealed that the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus recorded the highest number of casualties among all Palestinian communities in Syria. The number of victims among the camp’s residents reached 1,596, representing 32% of the total Palestinian casualties in Syria.
According to a report issued by the Action Group for Palestinians in Syria, these shocking figures make Yarmouk Camp a symbol of human suffering. The camp, once home to the largest Palestinian community in Syria, has been transformed into a battlefield of death and destruction.
The detailed report revealed that the camp’s victims are distributed as follows: ”¢ 1,402 males ”¢ 194 females ”¢ 294 died under torture in Syrian regime prisons ”¢ 1,182 detainees, including 60 women
*Reasons for the uniqueness of the tragedy*
The report indicates that Yarmouk Camp was exposed to several factors that made it the epicenter of suffering: ”¢ The long siege that lasted for years ”¢ The intense and continuous bombardment ”¢ The ground clashes within the camp’s neighborhoods ”¢ The widespread arrests
The report included testimonies from families from the camp confirming that “Yarmouk has become an unbearable hell,” with residents suffering from hunger, disease, and death under bombardment, while many tried to flee under the constant threat.
To view the full report, click here. https://actionpal.org.uk/ar/reports/special/statistics_report.pdf