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Fleeing Raqqa, 10,000 refugees mass at camp **rth of Syrian city
Residents are escaping Raqqa under cover of night as US-backed forces close in, taking their chances against minefields and hostile fighters rather than risking death in a major battle expected to begin soon. "It is **t a massive exodus, but about 800 people a day are arriving in Ain Issa every day," Natalie Roberts, an emergency doctor from MSF France who had just returned from the region, told reporters. The camp in Ain Issa village is run by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, which is made up predominantly of Kurdish fighters, who have **w arrived to within 3-km of Raqqa and plan to press on with the assault on Islamic State. The SDF had planned to make the camp a transit point for civilians. But the need to register each person and with many **t having an alternative destination to travel to, the camp has expanded to beyond its 6,000-person capacity, Roberts said. Conditions have deteriorated especially due to the summer heat. The United Nations and other aid groups have yet to establish themselves in the zone, she said. MSF is providing basic care including vaccinations, maternity care and treatment of chronic conditions. People with war wounds, mostly caused by mines, are being sent to three MSF hospitals further **rth. It is unclear how many people remain in Raqqa, Islamic State’s Syrian base of operations for more than three years and a major symbol of the cross-border "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria. The city’s population was estimated at 200,000 before the recent departures. Roberts said that coalition bombing in Raqqa had appeared to be well targeted so far, but that the city’s hospitals would **t be equipped to handle the sort of injuries resulting from an intensification. أكثر... ??????? ??????: Fleeing Raqqa, 10,000 refugees mass at camp **rth of Syrian city || ??????: ahlam1399 || ??????: اسم منتداك
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