there are concerns not only in iraq but the whole region, there are concerns in the meddling affairs of each other s country. there has been a spread in the region. i think we have our own sense. iraq is a neighboring country to iran. some countries have their own problem to iran. a tough sell as iraq has long been a proxy battleground for various nations and interests. that are going to have to somehow align. iraq and al abadi says can defeat isis but not alone. the united nations says it is doing it can to help civilians trapped inside the yarmouk refugee camp in syria. the u.n. agency responsible for palestinian refugees said it supplied urgent aid monday to around 500 civilians who fled yarmouk. a human rights organization says isis and militant group control
90% of the camp. an estimated 18,000 refugees are still trapped inside. caught in the cross fire between the syrian government and armed groups. yesterday, visiting a school, a graup from yarmouk arrived. an entry of new armed groups was hearing tales of survival, people described over two years they were struggling with extreme hardship and grave difficulties in terms of their security also supplies in terms of food and others. suddenly found themselves in a situation that was escalating. and so you could see the extreme sense of despair in them and also, clear lack of certainty about the future for our organization. it is very important to improve the access to them. and to other areas where other civilians have fled to. and to build a response that makes sense and has an impact
for the people. a resident inside yarmouk tells cnn isis fighters are publicly beheading those who oppose islamist rule. the slaughtered them in the streets. three people were caught and killed. in front of the people. you can watch the full report on the state of yarmouk by logging on to our web site at cnn.com. you remember the blackwater contractors in iraq. well, four security contractors have received long prison sentences for their rolesen a baghdad massacre. the men all u.s. military veterans were working as civilians for the black water security firm. they opened fire in a traffic roundabout in 2007. equivalent of an intersection, road. 17 iraqis were killed in this massacre.
rebels. they re asking for the international community to hold saudi arabia accountable. and we re getting a new look at the devastation at yarmouk refugee camp in syria. this is how 18,000 palestinians in syria are living now near damasc damascus. isis seized almost all of yarmouk over the past week. meanwhile, the iraqi government has declared the city of tikrit safe and free of isis. but some displaced families say they are afraid to return home. arwa damon has more from baghdad. reporter: this 16 year old and her 17 year old sister were somehow spared the violence that s torn iraq apart since the u.s.-led invasion. we re not used to this, she
cannot win wars by airstrikes. now you are getting a look inside syria. this is how 18,000 palestinians in syria are living in the war-torn camp as they try to go about their lives amid these demolished buildings near da mass cass. they don t have access to medical care or adequate food or water or shelter. isis seized a lot of yarmouk over the past days. translator: we will stay here and die here or go back to palestine no matter what. translator: i will never get out of the camp now when i am 75 years old. yarmouk is like the soul to me. translator: we are civilians. we have children and patience. there is no curemedicinal