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US president Donald Trump has warned Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his allies against a "reckless attack" on Idlib province.
It comes after Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said at the start of a visit to Damascus that "terrorists must be purged" from Syria's Idlib and the entire north-western province returned to government control.
But the US president said on Twitter that "President Bashar al-Assad of Syria must not recklessly attack Idlib Province".
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria must not recklessly attack Idlib Province. The Russians and Iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in this potential human tragedy. Hundreds of thousands of people could be killed. Don’t let that happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2018