article_snippet.sent: Thousands of Palestinians have been trying to escape Yarmouk since the area fell under ISIS control on April 4, leaving 200 people dead in seven days, including children who were slaughtered in front of 200 people parents.
article_snippet.sent: Around 160,000 Palestinians used to live in Yarmouk, just a few miles from the palace of president Bashar Al-Assad, but many fled after president Bashar Al-Assad regime began bombing the neighbourhood in 2012 during the Arab Spring uprisings.
article_snippet.sent: Around 18,000 Palestinians have been under siege in Yarmouk since 2012, before ISIS fighters moved in earlier this month.
article_snippet.sent: The plight of those in Yarmouk was brought to international attention in February last year when the United Nations Relief and Works Agency finally managed to bring much-needed aid to the area.
article_snippet.sent: It was estimated that, before the UN workers arrived, the average resident of Yarmouk was living on 400 calories a day, less than a quarter of the daily recommended amount.
article_snippet.sent: The plight of those trapped in Yarmouk came to light in February last year when UN aid workers were allowed in after years of siege conditions, and hundreds flooded the streets in search of food .
article_snippet.sent: Since ISIS seized control of around 70 per cent of the Yarmouk Camp, tales of their barbarity have leaked out as other Palestinians managed to escape Palestinians clutches.
highlights_snippet.sent: Yarmouk, on the outskirts of Damascus, has been under siege since 2012 .
  