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Trump Warns Syrian Regime Against Launching Idlib Offensive

US President Donald Trump has warned through Twitter on Monday the Syrian regime against launching an offensive against the northwestern province of Idlib.

Trump tweeted;

‘Regime leader Bashar Assad “must not recklessly attack Idlib Province. The Russians and Iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in this potential human tragedy,’

“Hundreds of thousands of people could be killed. Don’t let that happen!” added Trump. Regime forces and their allies have been amassing around the opposition-held region for weeks.

The United Nations and aid groups have warned that a full assault on Idlib could spark a humanitarian catastrophe on a scale not yet seen in Syria’s seven-year-old conflict.

A major offensive in Idlib, where displaced people make up nearly half of the population of 3 million, risks forcing another 700,000 Syrians from their homes, the UN has stated.

It has called for humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.

The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed Trump’s warning, saying Idlib was a “nest of terrorists.”

“Just to speak out with some warnings, without taking into account the very dangerous, negative potential for the whole situation in Syria, is probably not a full, comprehensive approach,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The presence of factions in Idlib was undermining the Syrian peace process and making the region a base for attacks on Russian forces in Syria, he added.

The situation around Idlib will be one of the main items on the agenda when the leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey meet in Tehran this week, he told reporters on a conference call.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said Washington views any regime assault on Idlib as an escalation of the war.

Moreover, the State Department warned that Washington would respond to any chemical attack by Damascus.

Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, wrote on Twitter late on Monday: “All eyes on the actions of Assad, Russia, and Iran in Idlib. #NoChemicalWeapons.”

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