Pompeo says 'world is watching' the situation in Idlib

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Pompeo says 'world is watching' the situation in Idlib
Washington sees a potential attack on Idlib as an escalation of an already dangerous conflict, US secretary says.
1 Sept 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov of "defending the assault" by Syrian government forces on the last rebel stronghold in Idlib province.

Forces loyal to the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been massing around Idlib, which borders Turkey, for days and seem ready to launch what could be the last major battle of the civil war that has torn the country apart since 2011.

"Sergey Lavrov is defending Syrian and Russian assault on #Idlib," Pompeo tweeted on Friday.

Read more at: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/pompeo-world-watching-situation-idlib-180901075355966.html

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