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The conflict in Syria has escalated in the Idlib province to the point of extreme violence, leaving 900,000 people to flee in fear for their lives. 

Since the end of April, at least 1,506 innocent Syrians have been killed due to the terror here. The crisis in Syria has already displaced more than 6.5 million refugees internally, while over 6 million more have fled to neighbouring countries for safety. Now, almost a million more are being forced to flee from danger in Idlib.

Idlib has been called the last rebel stronghold; in reality, it is a formerly quiet and peaceful city which has, in recent years, been flooded with millions of displaced Syrians seeking safety.

Now that the fragile ceasefire in the area has been broken, millions of Syrians in Idlib are in grave danger. The UN warns of a “bloodbath” and hundreds of thousands of people are attempting to flee, once more, for their lives.

Bethan McKernan, Middle East Correspondent for The Guardian, puts the disaster into context, saying, “It’s a crisis on the scale of the Rohingya leaving Burma and ending up in Cox’s Bazar […] We’re nine years into this war and it’s not getting better; it’s getting worse.”

Thousands of people have escaped to try and reach Europe, but have become trapped on the border between Turkey and Greece; not allowed into Greece, and not welcome back in Turkey. 

We are currently on the ground in Azaz, Al bab, Carablus, Afrin and Soran, where hundreds of thousands of displaced families from Idlib have already fled, continuing to protect innocent people’s lives.

As the world turns its face away from Syria’s long and messy war, terrified displaced Syrians are left wondering if anyone really cares. 

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