Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)

Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015)
	Part of the Syrian Civil War; (Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign)
	; Map of the territorial control in southern Damascus during the battle, on 4 April 2015; Controlled by the Syrian Government Controlled by the Syrian opposition Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Truce/ceasefire zones
Date	1–20 April 2015; (2 weeks and 5 days)
Location	Yarmouk Camp, Southern Damascus, Syria
Result	Partial ISIL victory 2,000 people were evacuated from the district; Rebels repel ISIL attack on the al-Qaboun and Barzah districts; Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis dissolves;
Territorial; changes	ISIL and al-Nusra Front initially seized 95% of the district, gains later reduced to 40%;
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Commanders and leaders
Units involved
Casualties and losses
	8–13 civilians executed by ISIL; 38 killed overall (8 civilians; SOHR); 4,000 civilians displaced

The Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) broke out in April 2015, during the Syrian Civil War, when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant stormed the rebel-held Yarmouk Camp. The Yarmouk Camp is a district of Damascus that is home to the largest community of Palestinian refugees in Syria.