Syrian government tells Idlib residents war "is close to an end"
“In an ominous sign, [Syrian] regime helicopters reportedly began dropping fliers on Idlib, calling on residents to lay down their arms and collaborate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,” reports Amberin Zaman. “In copies shared by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the leaflets say the Syrian war ‘is close to an end,’ that it's time to stop the bloodletting and that residents should join reconciliation 'as our people did in other parts of Syria.’"
