The fate of millions in doubt as Syria prepares for final showdown with rebels
by Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
Aug 29, 2018
4 minutes
AMMAN, Jordan - No one planned for a verdant region in Syria's northwest to become the site of the rebels' last stand.
But with the Syrian government preparing for a multi-front offensive it hopes will provide a path for finally ending a grinding civil war, the fate of Idlib province and its 3 million residents are now the subject of diplomatic jockeying among the world powers that have had a hand in the war.
As government forces overpowered opposition enclaves one by one, they offered defeated rebels and their families a choice: Lay down their arms and accept government rule, or go to Idlib, which borders Turkey.
Many chose Idlib, doubling the size
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