UN pushes for civilian protection in Idlib

By Michelle Nichols
Updated September 12 2018 - 8:11am, first published 8:06am
Smoke rises over a village near Syria's Idlib, a last remaining opposition stronghold.
Smoke rises over a village near Syria's Idlib, a last remaining opposition stronghold.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to Russia, Iran and Turkey to "spare no effort to find solutions that protect civilians" in Syria's Idlib and says it is "absolutely essential" a full-scale battle is avoided.