Syrian rebels kill 10 pro-Assad Palestinian militiamen

AMMAN: Syrian rebels killed 10 members ofthe Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC), a faction loyal to President Bashar al-Assad,on Wednesday in clashes near a Palestinian camp in Damascus,opposition sources said.

Fighting between the two sides has escalated in the last few days in 'Street 30' and Hajar al-Aswad near Yarmouk, a camp inhabited by 150,000 Palestinians and as many Syrians.

Syrian army artillery and warplanes have bombarded rebel positions in the area, the opposition sources said.