After days of shelling and bombing in Syria’s Idlib province, Bashar al-Assad’s forces are amassing on the frontlines of the conflict– and time is running out for civilians to leave the area.

On Tuesday Russian warplanes resumed airstrikes on targets in Idlib for the first time in three weeks. Al-Qaida linked groups are based there and Russia says it wants to defeat them.

Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to warn Russia and Iran not to get involved in an expected Syrian led attack on Idlib province, the last remaining rebel stronghold.

Syrian government forces and Russian military are close to launching an offensive on the last rebel stronghold of Syria, in Idlib province. The UN issued a warning yesterday, saying millions of civilians in Idlib province will be in danger when the attack occurs.

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Government forces seek to take final rebel stronghold

Shortly after carrying out air strikes on the Syrian-held Golan Heights Israel's defence minister said the civil war in Syria is effectively over

Israel has evacuated hundreds of members of the White Helmets civil defence group and their families from a war zone in southern Syria “due to an immediate threat to their lives”.

Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif told Euronews that the European Union needs to back-up its commitments with actions.

Backed by massive aerial bombardments of rebel positions by its ally Russia President Assad's government have gained a major victory.

The crisis in southern Syria’s de-escalation zone could be discussed by Putin and Trump when they meet on July 16.

The Syrian army has taken back control of much of Deraa province with some towns surrendering and others being bombed into submission

The UN is warning of a humanitarian disaster as the government continues its offensive to gain control of rebel-held Daraa