![1142244383 A general view taken on May 8, 2019 shows the destruction in the village of Kansafrah following reported shelling on the rebel-held Idlib province on May 8, 2019. - Violence in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib has displaced more than 150,000 people in the past week, the UN said, as the regime and Russia upped deadly bombardment of the jihadist bastion. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/05/GettyImages-1142244383.jpg/GettyImages-1142244383.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=icA7JK15)
![1142244383 A general view taken on May 8, 2019 shows the destruction in the village of Kansafrah following reported shelling on the rebel-held Idlib province on May 8, 2019. - Violence in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib has displaced more than 150,000 people in the past week, the UN said, as the regime and Russia upped deadly bombardment of the jihadist bastion. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/05/GettyImages-1142244383.jpg/GettyImages-1142244383.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=icA7JK15)
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![1142244383 A general view taken on May 8, 2019 shows the destruction in the village of Kansafrah following reported shelling on the rebel-held Idlib province on May 8, 2019. - Violence in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib has displaced more than 150,000 people in the past week, the UN said, as the regime and Russia upped deadly bombardment of the jihadist bastion. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/05/GettyImages-1142244383.jpg/GettyImages-1142244383.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=icA7JK15)
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