Al Jazeera: Idlib: 'If an offensive takes place, it will be a bloodbath'
Residents in last rebel-held stronghold brace for potential full-fledged assault by Syrian troops and allied forces.
As the threat of an all-out Syrian government offensive looms large over Idlib, Qays, a 26-year-old father of two, says he and his young family are running out of options.
"There's no place for us to go. If an offensive takes place, it will be a bloodbath," he told Al Jazeera on Saturday.
Qays, a volunteer with the civil defence group known as the White Helmets, is one of the almost three million people crammed in the northwestern province of Idlib, the last remaining rebel-held province in war-ravaged Syria.
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WNU Editor: Sadly, this is true .... US Threats to Strike Syria Won't Stop Damascus From Idlib Op - Syrian FM (Sputnik).
More News On The Upcoming Idlib Offensive
In Idlib, Final Offensive in Syrian War May Come at Horrific Cost -- The New York Times
A 'battle like no other' may loom in Idlib, Syria -- NBC
Idlib's ruling militant group finds itself alone as regime forces advance -- The National
Why Syria's last battleground could be its deadliest yet -- Tim Lister and Mary Ilyushina, CNN
Russia softens up west for bloodbath it is planning in Syria’s Idlib province -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
I don't think Assad needs to use chemical weapons, but the fight will be longer and more and more bloody. In this case nobody will do anything but being a spectator. I'm not sure but it's possible that Turkey and US give "some weapon" to the rebels for giving a high price to Assad.
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I remember seeing something about the white helmets being linked to isis they are a mercenary outfit disguised as relief workers.
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