Last-ditch talks to avert battle for Syria's Idlib

Last-ditch talks to avert battle for Syria's Idlib https://ift.tt/2Pmk2TA August 30, 2018 at 09:13PM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/1UaOSLt

Key brokers held last-ditch talks on Thursday on the fate of Syria's only remaining rebel-held province, hoping to stave off a government offensive the UN has warned could spark catastrophe. Government forces have been massing around Idlib for days and looked poised to launch what could be the last major battle of the civil war that has torn Syria apart since 2011. After retaking a succession of rebel bastions around the country this year, the government of President Bashar al-Assad has set its sights on Idlib.

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