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    Amid warnings of Idlib massacre, a last try at diplomacy in Syria

    Sep 07, 2018 5 minutes

    The possibility that Syria's Idlib province would provide the setting for a tragic coda to the humanitarian catastrophe of the country’s seven-year civil war seemed enhanced Friday after a last-ditch summit meeting in Tehran of the main outside powers.

    Even as Turkey, long a bitter foe of President Bashar al-Assad, urged a cease-fire in the northwestern Syrian province and warned of a massacre, Russia and Iran, Mr. Assad’s two main backers, pressed for government forces to begin their assault on the last refuge of rebel forces in the country.

    Fresh Russian and Syrian airstrikes on Idlib were reported Friday morning. The widely anticipated offensive has drawn international concern.

    At United Nations headquarters in New York, the Security Council met to discuss Idlib Friday at the request of the

    How Idlib became a targetNo good options for TurkeyShould US expand warning?

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