Summary
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres says he fears a "humanitarian catastrophe" in the looming battle in Idlib – diplomatic jargon for a new massacre in Syria under the eyes of the world.
If the Russians and Syrians are sincere about avoiding a civilian bloodbath in Idlib, they need to let the U.N. facilitate the evacuation of civilians through some kind of humanitarian corridor, as Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has suggested.
After seven years of war, Syria does not need its ground bathed in fresh blood.
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