Syrians at a camp for displaced people in Idlib province on September 5, 2018Hundreds of Syrian civilians fled Idlib province on Thursday as the presidents of Russia, Iran and Turkey readied for last-ditch talks on the fate of the last rebel bastion. Another group of hundreds of families fled the province's southeast for other rebel-held areas, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Russia says its priority is to eradicate jihadist groups from Idlib, with the foreign ministry pledging on Thursday that it would continue to "kill terrorists" across Syria. Russia has hinted the Idlib offensive could be conducted in several phases, giving negotiations a chance to continue in parallel. On Thursday, rescue workers said their headquarters in a southern part of Idlib province was forced to close after being damaged in air strikes.

Source: Daily Mail September 06, 2018 12:15 UTC