File photo shows the site of an attack by militant groups in the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus, Syria.
Two people have been killed in a sniper attack by militants at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Press TV reports.
The attack was carried out on Monday, when clashes erupted between Syrian security forces and militant groups near the camp.
Yarmouk refugee camp has borne the brunt of the turmoil in Syria over the past months. In September 2012, twenty people were killed in a mortar attack by militants on the camp.
Meanwhile, reports say Iraqi Special Forces along with the Syrian forces have attacked camps belonging to the terrorist group al-Nusra Front near Syria’s border, forcing the militants out of the camps.
Syria has been the scene of turmoil for nearly two years. Many people, including large numbers of security forces, have been killed.
The Syrian government says the chaos that began in the country in March 2011 is being orchestrated from outside. There are reports that a very large number of the armed militants are foreign nationals.
Also on Monday, Syrian troops engaged militant groups in the northwestern city of Aleppo. The clashes left a number of militants dead.
In a televised speech on Sunday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the ongoing conflict in the country is not between the state and the opposition, but between the nation and its enemies.
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