World | Syria Syria Bombs Refugee Camp Unknown number dead in Damascus refuge for Palestinians By Polly Davis Doig Posted Dec 16, 2012 8:42 AM CST Copied In this file photo from Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, bodies lie in the street after mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) Fighter jets belonging to the regime of Bashar al-Assad have bombed a Damascus refugee camp today amid heavy fighting with rebels. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights tells the BBC that at least eight are dead in the al-Yarmouk refugee camp, which is home to mainly Palestinian refugees; Reuters, meanwhile, reports that dozens were killed. An unverified video posted online showed bodies in the street, and in a mosque where refugees had reportedly been seeking shelter. Read These Next University does 180 on professor fired for Charlie Kirk post. News outlets parse the fatal shooting in Minneapolis. Christian author Philip Yancey admits to a long-term affair. Snow is sinking boats in Alaska. Report an error