As fighting intensifies for control of the Syrian city of Raqqa, people fleeing the city and surrounding villages must decide whether to stay put under heavy bombardment, or leave the city by crossing active frontlines and minefields. The Sick and injured civilians within and outside Raqqa city are facing major difficulties obtaining urgent lifesaving medical care due to the ongoing battle to control the northeastern Syrian city. MSF teams have set up clinics in camps for displaced people and are working in a number of hospitals in the area around Raqqa city, including Menbij, Tal Abyad and Kobane/Ain Al Arab. Teams are providing emergency medical care to people fleeing Raqqa and elsewhere in northern Syria.