2 Palestinians killed in Syria

Two Palestinian refugees who died in the ongoing Syrian crisis last week have been identified by a Palestinian group. The workforce for Palestinians in Syria said in a statement Saturday that the victims were from Khan al-Sheikh in the outskirts of Damascus and Deraa refugee camps near the borders with Jordan. Samir Theib Barthua, from Khan al-Sheikh, died of torture in custody, the report added. Khalid Ahmad Othman from Deraa camp died on Sept. 27 in a hospital in Ramtha in Jordan. He succumbed to critical wounds after he was hit by a gunshot to the head and was evacuated to Ramtha hospital. The statement added that farms in the outskirts of Deraa camp were bombarded Friday by the Syrian army. The Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, according to the statement, has been besieged by the Syrian forces for more than 80 days, and nobody have been allowed to leave the camp during the siege.