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January 31, 2020

U.S. Special Envoy Warns of International Crisis in Idlib, Syria
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The U.S. special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey is warning of an
international crisis, as nearly three-quarters of a million Syrians have
been forced to flee their homes in the northwestern province of Idlib as
the Russian-backed Syrian government continues its offensive against the
rebel-held territory.

James Jeffrey: "We saw 200 Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes in the
last three days, mainly against civilians - as I said, the
secretary-general is so alarmed that he's created a board of inquiry
into the attacks on civilians - and massive movements of troops, pushing
back hundreds of square kilometers and setting, I think now, 700,000
people, who are already internally displaced, on the move once again
towards the Turkish border, which would then create an international
crisis."



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