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Trump Warns Assad, Syrian Allies on Reported Plan for Idlib Province Offensive

Tue, 09/04/2018 - 3:18am

Trump Warns Assad, Syrian Allies on Reported Plan for Idlib Province Offensive by Edmund DeMarche - Fox News

President Trump late Monday warned Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his allies in the region not to attack rebels in the country’s Idlib province, warning that “hundreds of thousands” could be killed.

Trump’s tweet came shortly after Iran’s foreign minister said “terrorists must be purged” from Idlib, the last opposition stronghold in the country.

Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments in Damascus came as Syrian forces and their allies are preparing for an assault.

“Syria’s territorial integrity should be safeguarded and all tribes and groups, as one society, should start the reconstruction process, and the refugees should return to their homes,” Zarif said, according to Iran's Fars news agency.

The BBC reported that Assad is planning a huge offensive…

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