Amid warnings of Idlib massacre, a last try at diplomacy in Syria

The possibility that Syria's Idlib province would provide the setting for a tragic coda to the humanitarian catastrophe of the country’s seven-year civil war seemed enhanced Friday after a last-ditch summit meeting in Tehran of the main outside powers. Fresh Russian and Syrian airstrikes on Idlib were reported Friday morning. UN Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura said there were “all the ingredients for a perfect storm,” Reuters reported.

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