Syrians who fled IS in Raqa tell of "tragic" situation in camps Civilians from Raqa talk of "tragic" conditions inside the dusty camp in northern Syria where they sought refuge from the Islamic state group. Hundreds of civilians continue to escape the jihadists' bastion and head north to camps in territory controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed Arab-Kurdish alliance. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES at the Mabrouka camp