Idlib

According to pact, all heavy weapons be withdrawn from the buffer zone and so the 'radically-minded rebels'

Some three million people live in the area which was issued a warning of a full scale government assault

Russia and Turkey are on opposite sides of the conflict, but key global allies

Amid fears of an all-out military assault

UN agencies warn that any major assault on Idlib could spark one of the worst humanitarian disasters of Syria's war

French Foreign Minister Le Drian estimates at between 10,000 and 15,000 the number of extremists are left in Idlib

Erdogan has called for a ceasefire in the northwestern province of Idlib

Idlib province, adjacent rural areas form the largest piece of territory still held by Syria's beleaguered rebels

Foreign terrorists face a fight to the last hold onto Idlib

Syria's last major militant bastion Idlib was Saturday targeted by "most violent" Russian air strikes in a month

'Turkey will not watch from the sidelines any killings benefiting Syrian agenda', warns Erdogan

A top US envoy says there is evidence that chemical weapons were being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib

Russian air strikes killed two people in Syria's Idlib Friday

Leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey are scheduled to discuss the looming military assault on Idlib

The White House warns that US and its allies would respond if Syrian forces used chemical weapons

Civilians are putting their faith in neighboring Turkey’s diplomacy to spare them from military action

Jim Mattis rebuffs suggestions that US may facilitate a chemical attack

Russian Minister had said earlier that any Russian military action in Syria was to minimise civilian casualties

Damascus resumed heavy air strikes on Tuesday to recover Idlib and adjacent areas of the northwest

Russia, an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, resumed
air strikes on Tuesday against insurgents in Idlib

The warning came as Iran's FM met with Bashar al-Assad in a surprise visit to Damascus

Russian Foreign Minister says the Syrian government has every right to chase militants out of Idlib

HTS swore allegiance to al Qaeda in 2013 before splitting with the global militant syndicate in July 2016

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is believed to be considering an assault on the northern Idlib

The strategically important province shares a border with Turkey

Syria's regime, rebels, Kurds, and even militants are linking up with well-connected businessmen to turn a profit

Ankara controls by further east in northern Syria

Russian Ambassador said ceasefire is "not realistic" because armed groups would violate it

UN has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if the fighting nears the province’s most heavily populated areas

The strikes pounded the town of Maar Shureen

Observatory says most of those killed in the attack were civilians

Most of the dead were civilians on the ground in an Idlib province's town, says UK-based Observatory for Human Rights