Palestinian residents of the Yarmouk refugee camp shout slogans as they take part in a protest expressing their will to stay inside the camp and calling on the Palestine Liberation Organization, the United Nations and UNRWA to find a secure passage to enter humanitarian aid inside the camp April 12, 2015. REUTERS/Moayad Zaghmout
AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters have largely withdrawn from a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus after expelling their main rival, several residents and a Palestinian official said on Wednesday.
The pull-out from Yarmouk leaves al Qaeda-linked Nusra as the main group inside the camp.
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