Dozens of Palestinians were killed by government strikes on Yarmouk,[245][246] which led a number of Palestinian groups to condemn the government forces and PFLP-GC.[244][247] A New York Times article said that these attacks caused many Palestinians to turn against the government.[242] In October 2012, the FSA helped anti-Assad Palestinians form the Liwa al-Asifa (or Storm Brigade).[248] In December 2012, the FSA and Liwa al-Asifa pushed the PFLP-GC and government forces out of Yarmouk.[249] An Israeli newspaper reported that Assad forbade any of the Palestinians fleeing Yarmouk from returning, part of his plan to force Sunnis out of the country.[250]