IDLIB

Dec. 30, 2018

Russia has resumed airstrikes against insurgents in the Idlib province in Syria, the last rebel bastion fighting against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

About:

  • Idlib province is one of the fourteen provinces of Syria.

  • It is situated in north-western Syria, bordering Turkey.

  • Idlib city, the province’s capital, lies near the road linking city Aleppo to the capital Damascus.

  • Idlib province has been hit by several suspected chemical attacks during the ongoing civil war.