UNITED NATIONS: Britain's Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce on Friday named several Syrian generals and their units stationed round rebel-held Idlib province, caution in the Security Council that they might be punished for any primary military offensive on civilians.
An estimated 3 million people are living in the ultimate primary stronghold of lively opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule. Syrian executive and Russian warplanes started air strikes in Idlib this week in a conceivable prelude to a full-scale offensive.
The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia, meeting in Tehran on Friday for a summit of key foreign avid gamers in Syria's conflict, did not agree on a ceasefire in Idlib. Russia has described Idlib as a "nest of terrorists," while the United Nations has warned an assault at the space may result in a humanitarian disaster.
"There are more babies in Idlib than there are terrorists and I think that should give those engaging in military action pause for thought," Pierce told a UN Security Council meeting on Idlib on Friday.
She named units of the Syrian military and their commanders that Britain believed were stationed round Idlib, including the 4th Armored Division, the Republican Guard, Tiger Forces and 2nd and 5th Corps.
"In addition to the Syrian regime, these commanders, these units, will be held accountable by the international community" if there's primary offensive with mass civilian casualties, Pierce warned.
A Syrian executive offensive on Idlib might be the seven-year-long conflict's ultimate decisive battle. Tehran and Moscow have helped Damascus flip the process the conflict.
"We are firmly under the impression our Western partners are stoking hysteria around Idlib, and in any way are attempting to prevent the fall of the last major terrorist stronghold in Syria," stated Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia.
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura warned the council that there were "all the ingredients for a perfect storm" in Idlib and the United Nations was ready to paintings with all parties on evacuation routes if they were required.
"People should be granted safe passage to places of their own choosing if they want to leave temporarily. We must allow the opening of a sufficient number of protected voluntary evacuation routes for civilians in any direction," he stated.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated militant teams in Idlib might be targeted successfully with out inflicting a humanitarian disaster.
She additionally stated the United States would no longer imagine reconstruction help for Syria until it sees "concrete results from a genuine political process that ends the war and offers freedom to the Syrian people."
"No one else should either. That would be absurd," she told the council. Nebenzia stated this was "not acceptable."
An estimated 3 million people are living in the ultimate primary stronghold of lively opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule. Syrian executive and Russian warplanes started air strikes in Idlib this week in a conceivable prelude to a full-scale offensive.
The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia, meeting in Tehran on Friday for a summit of key foreign avid gamers in Syria's conflict, did not agree on a ceasefire in Idlib. Russia has described Idlib as a "nest of terrorists," while the United Nations has warned an assault at the space may result in a humanitarian disaster.
"There are more babies in Idlib than there are terrorists and I think that should give those engaging in military action pause for thought," Pierce told a UN Security Council meeting on Idlib on Friday.
She named units of the Syrian military and their commanders that Britain believed were stationed round Idlib, including the 4th Armored Division, the Republican Guard, Tiger Forces and 2nd and 5th Corps.
"In addition to the Syrian regime, these commanders, these units, will be held accountable by the international community" if there's primary offensive with mass civilian casualties, Pierce warned.
A Syrian executive offensive on Idlib might be the seven-year-long conflict's ultimate decisive battle. Tehran and Moscow have helped Damascus flip the process the conflict.
"We are firmly under the impression our Western partners are stoking hysteria around Idlib, and in any way are attempting to prevent the fall of the last major terrorist stronghold in Syria," stated Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia.
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura warned the council that there were "all the ingredients for a perfect storm" in Idlib and the United Nations was ready to paintings with all parties on evacuation routes if they were required.
"People should be granted safe passage to places of their own choosing if they want to leave temporarily. We must allow the opening of a sufficient number of protected voluntary evacuation routes for civilians in any direction," he stated.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated militant teams in Idlib might be targeted successfully with out inflicting a humanitarian disaster.
She additionally stated the United States would no longer imagine reconstruction help for Syria until it sees "concrete results from a genuine political process that ends the war and offers freedom to the Syrian people."
"No one else should either. That would be absurd," she told the council. Nebenzia stated this was "not acceptable."
Britain warns Syria at UN: 'More babies in Idlib' than 'terrorists'
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