well al jazeera's stephanie dekker is live for us in beirut. tell us more about what is happening in this refugee camp. >> reporter: well, we know that the fight something ongoing particularly between isil in one group inside the camp and this is a palestinian group believed to be affiliated with hamas. there are other groups in this camp like al-qaeda-affiliate al-qaeda-affiliateddal newsed al nusra front. they blame isil for killing one of its leaders and then kidnapped a number of isil fighters. this is when isil stormed the camp. when i say camp, it's misleading. it is a town that used to be home to 160,000 palestinian refugees and now 18,000 people, why is this so significant? it has been absolutely dire there. people tell you it's probably one of the worst places to be in this conflict. under siege for over two years. they don't have food, water electricity. they're entirely dependent on aid. aid has been trickleing in sporadiccally. if isil does come in to the camp that aid won't reach the people, and geographically this town is on the o

stephanie dekker has more. >> reporter: it is a fight they're losing. the group has been fighting isil over the last few days in the yarmouk refugee camp and isil now controls most of it. in an unusual twist there are reports that isil fighters are being supported by the al-qaeda-affiliated al nusra front. these two groups do not like each other but it appears they're trying to take control in yarmouk. >> i was in an agreement made under the table between al nusra front and isil. many people people were shot. al nusra front released a statement claiming they were neutral, but that is not true. isil came through check points without difficulties, and this is the important reason why isil was able to raid yarmouk and control it. everybody is confused how this deal happened. [ gunfire ] >> yarmouk has been be sieged for two years. various rebel groups are based here. 18,000 remain out of 160,000 and most most of them are dependent on aid. >> we have always said that yarmouk is a place of very little hope. it's a place of abject desperation. it's a place wh

more now from stephanie dekker. >> they speak of incredible fear.se are some of the people that managed to get out of yarmouk. the syrian international aid agencies showing pictures of factions helping them get to safety. >> in a matter of 30 minutes they could have executed all the people you see in this school. they said if we catch you working with the palestinian group fighting or with the government they'll cut our heads off. they have no mercy. >> for the first time video of isil has been posted online showing the palestinian refugee camp. they've been fighting palestinian groups and others here for the past six days. this camp has been besieged by the syrian group. it has no running water or electricity. now the on barredment in what used to be a densely. lated camp is now making the situation worse. although most of the people have made it out the people who try to survive here are trapped. >> we can't pay for anything. we're not on anyone's side. we want the whole camp to be safe. >> the palestine liberation organization is trying to solve

stephanie dekker has more. >> it is a fight they're losing. the palestinians group has been fighting isil over the last few days in the yarmouk refugee camp and isil now controls most of it. in an unusual twist there are reports that isil fighters have been supported by the al-qaeda al-qaeda-affiliated al nusra front. these two groups do not like each other but they are joining together to take over yarmouk. >> al nusra front released a statement claiming they were neutral but in reality it is not true. al nusra has several check points inside yarmouk. isil came right through it with no difficulties. this is the important reason why isil was able to raid yarmouk and control it. everyone is confused how this deal happened. >> reporter: yarmouk has been under siege by government forces for more than two years and various rebel groups are based here. 18,000 people remain out of 160,000, and most of them are fully dependent on aid conditions are extremely difficult. >> we have always said that yarmouk is a place with very very little hope. it's a

well, stephanie dekker joins us live from the lebanese capital beirut. let us know what is happen inside yarmouk. >> well, we've spoken to activist inside yarmouk and they tell us that the fighting is still ongoing. this is a palestinian group with links allegedly to hamas. they're fighting it out. it seems to be tit for tat over the last few days accusing isil of killing one of its leaders and then kidnapped a few isil members and then we saw a push of isil into the camp. we can't say that they're in control of most of the camp, it's a very fluid ways, but they've had positions to the south of it. what is significant, the yarmouk camp, the refugee camp, it's a town really, it used to be schools, health centers fully functioning with this war of 160,000 residents only 18,000 remain but it's been dire, besieged by the government for over two years. there was a deal that allowed some aid in, there is aid that trickles in. that's a concern. if isil manages to come into the camp. that aid will most certainly stop. people don't have food. they don't have wate

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stephanie dekker, al jazeera, beirut. >> meanwhile palestinians are protesting in front of the united nations headquarters in gaza city. they want the u.n. to do more to help people trapped in yarmouk. the iraqi prime minister has promised to work with the kurds to push isil fighters from the province. haider al-abadi met in the kurdish city of erbil. but did not set a time plan to take over. >> well, the kenyan air force has launched strikes on somali. the police have are in operations. on thursday al-shabab attacked an university, killing 148 peoplement. >> we recommend that the kenyan government engage the international community in deploying in all the sectors along the kenya-somalia border. >> catherine soi has been given access to the scene. >> we finally have been allowed into this campus. it's a big compound with many buildings. and that water tower you see over there is at the entrance where two security guards were killed by the gunmen, then came here. this is where it happened. they killed the student. it took about 12 hours. some of the surviving students, they watched the

. >> stephanie dekker has more now from beirut. >> we're being told that the fight something ongoing between i was and a group a palestinian group believed to be affiliated with groups. they seem to be remaining neutral. it started as a turf war--not a turf war but a tit for at that time between the two groups. accusing isil of killing one of its leaders. they then since kidnapped isil fighters and this is when isil stormed the camp. yarmouk used to be home to 160,000 palestinian refugees and syrians, now the desperate scenes we've seen over the years now aid trickles in. these people have no food, water or electricity, and they're entirely competent on dependent on that aid. if you look at it gentlemen graphically the yarmouk camp is very close to the damascus, certainly the regime will not be happy with isil taking hold so close to the capital. that is the the home is not at the ways, a fluid situation especially one that is concerning for civilians, who have always said that they're caught between groups infighting and the siege of syrian regime. >> nigeria's new president said it

isil now controls 60% of it, as stephanie dekker reports those who fled are telling stories of error. >> reporter: they aired these pictures showing how the army and some palestinian factions helped them get to safety. >> in a matter of 30 minutes they could have executed all people you see in this school because isil called from the mosques. if we catch one working with the palestinian group or with the government nell' cut their heads off. they have no mercy. >> for the first time video of isil has been posted online showing the inside of the palestinian refugee camp. they have been fighting palestinian groups and others here for the past six days. this camp has been besieged for more than two years by the syrian government because rebel groups are based here. it's people starving with no running water and no electricity. now aisles' presence and bombardment in what used to be a densely populated camp it making the situation worse. even though some people have made it out more than the 18,000 people who tried to survive here are trapped. >> we cannot pay for anything. we're not on a

stephanie dekker reports from beirut. >> this is the closest that isil has managed to get to the syrian capital of damascus. yarmouk lies 7 to 10 kilometers away from the capital and people are hugely concerned about this. we have spoken to people who came here from damascus to beirut because that highway is open and they're telling us that they're afraid to go back at the moment. it is a fluid situation but certainly the presence of isis so close to the capital is hugely concerning and the flight of yarmouk. yarmouk is a camp that has been under siege for two years. and the people there are fully dependent on hands outs. they have no water electricity or food. there has been a sporadic trickle of aid coming into the camp but now in the fighting's fourth day nothing has managed to come in. >> palestine liberation organization has called on the united nations and the syrian government to get the refugees out of the camp immediately. in this statement the plo said that the priority must be to save the palestinian refugee camp by creating a safe panels for them out of the deathtrap that al

stephanie dekker, al jazeera, beirut. >> meanwhile palestinians are protesting in front of the u.n. headquarters in gaza city. they want the u.n. to do more to help people trapped in yarmouk. >>> the iraqi prime minister has promised to work with the country's kurds to push out isil fighters from the northern nineveh province. they did not set a plan table and last week they drove isil out of the city of tikrit. much more to come on the news hour. >>> indonesia rejects the final appeal of two australians convicted of drug smuggling on death row. >>> the united nations and democratic republic of congo joining forces in the latest attempt to drive out rebel groups. and still ahead football in turkey suspended after the country's leading team is targeted by gunmen. we're live in istanbul. >> kenyan air forces launched airstrikes on two towns in somalia. on thursday the armed group attacked an university in kenya killing 148 people. the leader of kenya's national assembly said that he would like to see more kenyan forces deployed on the ground. >> thewe support their deployment and pres

. >> stefanie dekker is following conditions in yarmouk. what is the latest from there, stephanie? >> as mentioned, we are hearing reports of people getting out of the camp into neighbouring areas. they have been part of a reconciliation government. said is reaching them. there was a statement from the u.n. agency dealing with the refugees. they managed to get aid to 94 civilians. having said that some are managing to get out. it's difficult to confirm the numbers. between hundreds up to 1,000 we are hearing. people remain trapped because it's a battle between i.s.i.l. and palestinian factions inside the camp. difficult conditions. we spoke to an activist in the camp. he told us that people are terrified from the barrel bombs that the syrian regime is using, and hearing reports that i.s.i.l. captured a number of fighters from the opposition groups two have been beheaded. one of the imams have been beheaded by oil. certainly a brutal war. and i.s.i.l. in control of the majority of the camp - 90% we are hearing from the syrian observatory that monitors the situation. difficult to con