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 NFL star's routine drug test revealed a stunning diagnosis. Peggy Noonan: Kirk assassination starting to look 'epochal.' Mom of Karoline Leavitt's nephew has a message for her. Gunman kills at least 2 at Brown University. Report an error