tim wilcox. this week, we discuss the perilous situation for millions of civilians in idlib as government forces prepare to clear the last remaining rebel stronghold in syria s north western province. there are warnings of a bloodbath after a summit between the presidents of russia, turkey and iran where it was hoped a deal would be struck, ended in failure. and with the long, hot parliamentary summer recess finally over where are we in britain s brexit saga? my guests this week greg katz from the associated press, the french magazine editor agnes poirier, the british political commentator steve richards and the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. welcome to you all. lovely to see you after the summer break. we start in syria where for weeks the un has been warning of an impending humanitarian disaster as government and iranian forces, backed by russian air power, try to clear rebel fighters living among some three million civilians on the turkish border. last minu
welcome to dateline london with me, tim wilcox. this week, we discuss the perilous situation for millions of civilians in idlib as government forces prepare to clear the last remaining rebel stronghold in syria s north western province. there are warnings of a blood bath after a summit between the presidents of russia, turkey and iran where it was hoped a deal would be struck ended in failure. and with the long, hot parliamentary summer recess finally over, where are we in britain s brexit saga? my guests this week greg katz from the associated press, the french magazine editor agnes poirier, the british political commentator steve richards, and the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. welcome to you all. lovely to see you after the summer break. we start in syria where for weeks the un has been warning of an impending humanitarian disaster as government and iranian forces, backed by russian air power, try to clear rebel fighters living among some three million civi
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option will be the dominant one. simply because resident putin and rouhani agreed they should storm the city and finish the al-qaeda affiliated organisation. there are about 15,000 fighters who belong to al-qaeda there, and they gathered in idlib deliberately, so this is the final attack. president erdogan was very worried because he knows 3 million people of idlib could fall to the turkish border. the consequences of a strike there aren t any more bloodshed are huge, just in terms of the refugees and everything else. in terms of the militant groups, the hds, president erdogan reluctantly designated them a terrorist organisation but he allowed many of them across the border at the start of the civil war so border at the start of the civil war so is he paying the price for that? he is paying the price for that because he actually encourage them, and he was the last one who considered al-qaeda troops there or organisation is a terrorist organisation, because he has no other opt
agnes poirier, the british political commentator steve richards and the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. welcome to you all. lovely to see you after the summer break. we start in syria where for weeks the un has been warning of an impending humanitarian disaster as government and iranian forces, backed by russian air power, try to clear rebel fighters living among some 3 million civilians on the turkish border. last minute appeals for a truce in idlib to avoid a blood bath by turkey s president erdogan at a summit with presidents putin and rouhani were rejected. everyone was hoping a rabbit would people out of a hat in that summit and it hasn t happened. where do we go now? disaster. definitely a military option will be the dominant one. simply because putin and rouhani agreed they should storm the city and finish the al-qaeda affiliated organisation. there are about 15,000 fighters who belong to al-qaeda there, and they gathered in idlib deliberately, so this is the