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

Friday 31 August 2018

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

August 31, 2018

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.