Russia is growing impatient with the persistent presence of jihadis in Syria's northwestern Idlib province,
Russia warned this week that it is growing impatient with the persistent presence of jihadis in the last Syrian province to be held by insurgents as it sat down with Turkey and Iran for talks.
"We see what is happening," he added. "We cannot say for how long this status quo in Idlib can last. It is not viable at all, on the contrary: it is dangerous for Syria and the region." The three powers have emerged in recent years as the leading international forces in Syria—with Moscow and Tehran backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Ankara sponsoring the remnants of the opposition that took arms against the government in 2011.
Violence has continued, however, with both sides blaming one another for starting violating the peace. The official Syrian Arab News Agency reported Wednesday that the Syrian army used rockets to destroy Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launch positions in Qalaat al-Madiq, Tel Hawash, Shahrenaz and Al-Hweiz in the northwestern countryside of Hama province and weapons and munitions sites in southern Idlib's Khan al-Sabil, Al-Khwein, Al-Breisah, Umm al-Khalakhil and al-Msheirfa.
Safronkov told the Security Council on Wednesday that Russian officials"continue to cooperate with our partners from Turkey to develop a sustainable solution to the problem of Idlib" and that such discussions would continue in the Kazakh capital.
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