(AP-New York Times) Syrian government forces captured five villages in the country's northwest on Wednesday, forcing thousands to flee their homes to a safer area farther north. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a Syrian warplane - a Russian-made SU-22 - was shot down on the southern edge of Idlib province. Syrian troops have been on the offensive against rebel strongholds since April 30. The campaign of airstrikes and shelling has killed more than 2,000 people on both sides and displaced some 400,000.
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