Idlib, Syria prepares for possible pro-Assad attack Millions of Syrians have fled to the northwestern province of Idlib after attacks from pro-Assad forces. Now that the threat of war is increasing and the Turkish border has been closed, residents in Idlib have nothing to do but prepare for the chance of violence. While pro-Assad bombs fall around Idlib province – the last opposition stronghold in Syria’s long-running civil war – those trapped inside the city of the same name can only wait for the inevitable last battle, with nowhere left to hide. “We are afraid of Assad bombing our homes, we are concerned about death – but after seven years we are used to this. Only now, there are no safe places left. There are no safe areas,” Suhaib Monzer Zakour, a 25-year-old media activist inside Idlib, told Fox News in a telephone interview. Activists in Idlib took to the streets Friday, protesting the forthcoming Assad and Russia offensive on their city (Provided to Fox News) “So for now, people here just try to live their lives. They go to work, they go shopping. We don’t know what will happen. But we would rather die than flee to the regime side. That is not an option for us.” The latest escalation comes as residents of Idlib and many players in the international community, including President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, express new concerns about a Syrian attack on Idlib. And U.S officials believe Assad has already given his approval to the use of chlorine gas in Idlib, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Despite staunch denials from Damascus and Moscow, the UN has accused the Syrian regime of using chemical weapons against its own citizens more than two dozen times. In April, a chemical attack in Idlib’s Khan Sheikhoun left more than 80 civilians dead. Markets are still open in Idlib, as residents attempt to get on with daily life despite the unknown (Fox News) “There is little people can do due to economic vulnerability and poverty, but some are now trying to build gas shields with simple equipment,” explained Moaed Tomah, a 28-year-old political science student in Idlib. “It is just a plastic bag with an empty water bottle punctured, sometimes with charcoal or cotton inside. But this might not be enough to save them.” The latest uptick of Syria and Russian airstrikes resumed with intensity over the weekend, following failed ceasefire negotiations between R
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