{"id":62810,"date":"2020-02-21T15:39:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=62810"},"modified":"2020-02-21T15:39:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T07:39:48","slug":"eu-leaders-condemn-syrian-government-attacks-in-idlib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=62810","title":{"rendered":"EU leaders condemn Syrian government attacks in Idlib"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EU-leaders-condemn-Syrian-regime-attacks-in-Idlib.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/EU-leaders-condemn-Syrian-regime-attacks-in-Idlib.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; The EU\u2019s 27 leaders on Friday condemned Syrian government attacks on the city of Idlib, the country\u2019s last rebel enclave, warning of humanitarian disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe renewed military offensive in Idlib by the Syrian government and its<br>backers, causing enormous human suffering, is unacceptable,\u201d said the EU<br>council, which represents the EU\u2019s 27 member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe EU urges all parties to the conflict to fully respect their<br>obligations under international humanitarian law and international human<br>rights law and to allow unimpeded and direct humanitarian access to all those in need,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The warning came during an EU summit devoted to drawing up an EU budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he arrived for the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron said events in northwest Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad\u2019s Russian-backed forces are seeking to triumph in the country\u2019s nine-year civil war, could not be ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor weeks one of the worst humanitarian dramas has been unfolding,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wish to condemn in the strongest terms the military attacks carried out<br>for several weeks by Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime against the civilian population of Idlib.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Macron called on the UN Security Council \u2014 which France is a permanent<br>member of \u2014 to \u201ctake responsibility\u201d after Russia blocked it adopting a<br>statement calling for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Syrian aid workers are urging a ceasefire and international help for nearly<br>a million people fleeing the regime\u2019s onslaught in Idlib \u2014 the biggest wave<br>of displaced civilians in the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN said 900,000 people had been displaced in \u201chorrendous conditions\u201d<br>since Dec 1, more than 500,000 of them children. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; The EU\u2019s 27 leaders on Friday condemned Syrian government attacks on the city of Idlib, the country\u2019s last rebel enclave, warning of humanitarian disaster. \u201cThe renewed military offensive in Idlib by the Syrian government and itsbackers, causing enormous human suffering, is unacceptable,\u201d said the EUcouncil, which represents the EU\u2019s 27 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[209,217],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62810"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62810\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}