Defeated ISIS now we are moving towards Idlib, so the Syrian army has started its campaign against the militias linked to Al Qaeda that still control the area, while thousands of civilians flee towards the Turkish border besieged as well as by weapons , from the bitter cold of these days. It was Russian Foreign Minister Serghiei Lavrov, last week, who announced the end of military operations against Isis and the new goal: the liberation of the province of Idlib from the Islamist military galaxy close to Al Qaeda, which could provoke a new humanitarian emergency. 2.600.000 people live in the area, including over one million refugees who fled fighting in various parts of the country and military operations risk triggering yet another mass flight. Also because the reconquest of the entire Idlib area is a process that could take a long time and many victims. Today at least 18 people were killed and dozens injured, including civilians, in the explosion of a car bomb against a position of a rebel faction. The origin of the attack is not clear. In two months, the Syrian forces, with Russian air cover, conquered about eighty villages. In recent weeks alone, starting from Christmas day, there have been 43 civilian deaths, 57 rebels and 47 pro-government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (Ondus). Turkey, which supports the rebels, has already deployed military observers in the Idlib area as part of a de-escalation agreement with Russia and Iran, both allies of Bashar al Assad, but no agreement has been reached. objective of blocking the fighting on the ground or air raids against the rebel positions by Moscow which, among other things, is also committed to defending its bases, primarily that of Latakia. According to some media citing the Ondus, only a few days after a previous attack the Russians shot down a drone that was aimed straight at the Hneimin air base, just outside Latakia. According to the Russian news site Lenta, quoted by BBC, it is a handcrafted drone, with two mines attached to the cockpit with adhesive tape. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu had a series of phone calls with some European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May. At the center of the talks, according to the Israeli press, the risks of exodus of refugees to Europe following Iranian activities in Syria.
