Trump warns Assad, allies over planned Idlib attack
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the war songs between president donald trump and syrias bashar al-assad has intensified with the u.s. number one citizen warned the syrian president and his allies in the region not to attack rebels in the countrys idlib province1 trump warned in a tweet that hundreds of thousands could be killed if the attack is allowed to go on1 the tweet came shortly after irans foreign minister said terrorists must be purged from idlib the last opposition stronghold in the country1 mohammad javad zarifs comments in damascus came as syrian forces and their allies are preparing for an assault1 syrias territorial integrity should be safeguarded and all tribes and groups as one society should start the reconstruction process and the refugees should return to their homes zarif said according to irans fars news agency1 reports say assad is planning a huge offensive in idlibreportedly with three million live1 syria has been fighting in a seven-year civil war and russia and iran have backed assad1 u.n. officials believe an offensive on idlib would trigger a wave of displacement that could uproot an estimated 800000 people and discourage refugees from returning home1 the u.s. and france have warned an idlib offensive would trigger a humanitarian crisis and warned that a chemical attack in idlib would prompt a western retaliation1 all eyes on the actions of assad russia and iran in idlib nochemicalweapons nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the united nations posted on twitter1