U.N. chief pushes for protection of civilians in Syria's Idlib

The U.N. has described it as a "dumping ground" for people evacuated and displaced from elsewhere in Syria during the seven-year war. Assad has vowed to retake the region, backed by his Russian and Iranian allies. Syrian government and Russian warplanes began air strikes in Idlib last week in a possible prelude to a full-scale offensive.

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