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Siege on Idlib

Syria's government is thought to be preparing a major offensive on Idlib

President Bashar al-Assad's forces are thought to be preparing a major offensive on Idlib, the country's last major rebel stronghold, despite international condemnation. Jan Egeland, who chairs the UN task force on humanitarian access in Syria, says a resolution to the conflict "doesn't have to end in a bloodbath".

(Image: protester in Idlib province, credit: Zein Al Rifai/AFP/Getty Images)

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