Strikes kill 8 in Syria’s Idlib as Turkey, France urge de-escalation 0 SHARES Share it! “The military offensive by the Damascus regime and its allies is worsening the humanitarian crisis” in Idlib, it said in a statement. – Ground assault –The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Tuesday condemned the violence in Syria’s last major opposition bastion. The Damascus regime, which now controls 70 percent of Syria, has repeatedly vowed to take back the area. Syria’s war has killed over 370,000 people and displaced millions since beginning in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 25, 2019 00:00 UTC