Displaced Syrians facing blistering summer heat

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Many Syrians have fled ISIL-controlled

Raqqa, only to find themselves in tough conditions in refugee camps. In

one camp in Ain Issa, more than 50 kilometers north of Raqqa, Syrians

are struggling through a sweltering summer in tents with no

electricity.

This Ain Issa camp has become home to

about 7,000 displaced people, according to local officials. And with

temperatures soaring as high as 50 degrees Celsius, the blistering

summer heat is taking its toll.

The SDF, backed by

US-led coalition air strikes, have captured around 30 percent of Raqqa.

As they continue to press forward, more civilians are expected to be

displaced.