The Yarmūk Camp
The region known as the Yarmūk Camp was originally established in“ 1957” as a refugee camp for Palestinians fleeing the aggression of the cursed Jews. What was once a refugee camp eventually turned into a densely populated district that looked more like a typical Syrian town than a refugee camp, with the Nusayrī regime eventually including it within the municipal boundaries of the city of Dimashq.
Last month, the soldiers of the Khilāfah advanced into the region of Yarmūk from the territory of al-Hajar al-Aswad, which has been under the control of the Islamic State for several months. It battled the local Hamas militia, Aknāf Bayt al- Maqdis, and took control of the district. Reports later emerged – including declarations from local factions present in the area – that the Aknāf fighters had joined hands with the Nusayrī regime to fight the Islamic State and take back Yarmūk. The treacherous nature of this Sahwah faction was on display even before the Islamic State began advancing on the Yarmūk region. Shortly before the Islamic State entered the region, Aknāf had concluded an agreement with the tāghūt Bashar that would see them handing control of Yarmūk to the Nusayrī regime. Indeed, this treacherous contract was just another instance in a string of agreements made between the Nusayriyyah and various Sahwah factions in the region, and was the main factor that pushed the Islamic State to enter Yarmūk when it did.
Of course, such betrayal is not surprising coming from a faction belonging to Hamas, an Ikhwānī outfit that began seeking to“ normalize” its relations with the Nusayrī regime less than two months ago. Nor was it surprising when Hamas leader Ismā’ īl
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