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War in Syria: Idlib, the shame of humanity

Editorial published on February 27, 2020

The situation in Idlib is a real humanitarian disaster. The Russian forces, which support the regime of Bashar al-Assad, have intensified their air strikes in recent weeks, forcing nearly a million Syrians to seek refuge on the Turkish border in deplorable conditions.
Tensions between Ankara (supporting the rebel groups) and the Damascus-Moscow axis, which hopes to retake the latter bastion, are at their height. The Russian-Turkish agreement in Sochi is now a dead letter and the Turkish President rules out taking the “slightest step backwards”.
On 26 February, 14 European foreign ministers called on Syria and Russia to continue negotiations to achieve “an immediate cessation of hostilities”. It is no longer possible to stand by and watch this massacre without taking action. It is up to the international community to come out of this impotence, soon to be an accomplice to the worst…

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  • Emad Hajjaj (Jordanie / Jordan)
  • Paresh (Inde / India)
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