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Syrian Rebel Stronghold Prepares For Government Assault
Turkey warns of a humanitarian catastrophe as the last remaining major rebel stronghold in Syria prepares for a government offensive backed by Iran and Russia.
With a government assault on the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib now 'inevitable' according to ally Iran, local residents appeal to the world to stop it.
Also - two Reuters journalists in Myanmar jailed for seven years - we hear from the wife of one of them. And Starbucks opens a showcase café in Milan - but will its coffee sell in the birthplace of espresso?
(Picture: Syrian children sit next to a woman at a camp for displaced civilians fleeing from advancing government forces in Idlib province. Credit: Getty)
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