(AFP photo)BEIRUT: Government forces shelled Syria's last major rebel bastion on Wednesday, hours after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council any full-blown offensive in Idlib risks triggering a "bloodbath". Intermittent artillery fire hit southern districts of Idlib province and adjacent rebel-held areas of Hama province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Nearly half of some 3 million people in Syria's Idlib were already displaced from conflict elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/Vg3JQPKboh — AJ+ (@ajplus) September 12, 2018- 'He's been warned' -In Idlib, civilians and fighters have been scrambling to prepare for the looming offensive. After another alleged toxic attack outside Damascus in April, Britain, France and the United States also carried out retaliatory strikes.

Source: Bangkok Post September 12, 2018 11:48 UTC