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250,000 People Flee Syrian Government Offensive in Idlib

HeadlineDec 30, 2019

In more news from Syria, the United Nations says a quarter of a million people have fled the Russian-backed Syrian government offensive in the northwestern province of Idlib. Aid groups are now warning the offensive in Idlib could become the worst humanitarian crisis in the nine-year war in Syria. Three million Syrian civilians live in Idlib, which is the last major Syrian territory controlled by anti-government rebel forces.

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