US envoy presses Russia to halt Syrian offensive on Idlib
A top US envoy today pressed Russia to get the Syrian regime to halt a military offensive into the northwestern Syrian enclave of Idlib that has driven some half a million people to flee their homes since December.
![1198806569 A Syrian man rides his motorcycle past a damaged building following an air strike by pro-regime forces on the rebel-held town of Ariha in the northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on February 5, 2020. - Syrian regime forces pressed on with their offensive in the northwest that has displaced half a million people, despite heightened tensions with Turkey.
Intensive aerial bombardment and ground fighting in the jihadist-dominated Idlib region since December have killed almost 300 civilians and trigger](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/02/GettyImages-1198806569.jpg/GettyImages-1198806569.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=pthUOjc5)
A top US envoy today pressed Russia to get the Syrian regime to halt a military offensive into the northwestern Syrian enclave of Idlib that has driven some half a million people to flee their homes since December.
“Russia needs to change its policies,” US Syria envoy James Jeffrey told journalists at the State Department today.