De Mistura:

Some 10,000 Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda Terrorists in Idlib

Rasa - There are approximately 10,000 members of the Al-Qaeda and Al-Nusra Front terrorist groups in Syria's Idlib, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said.

News ID: 439323

Date: 31 August 2018 - 22:44

RNA - “No one doubts… that al-Nusra and al-Qaeda are terrorists and that terrorists identified by the UN need to be defeated… Indeed, the estimates of the al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, whatever name they want to call themselves, are more of less around 10,000 of them plus families,” de Mistura told reporters, Sputnik reported.

He also expressed his readiness to cooperate with the Syrian government to ensure the safe evacuation of civilians from the Idlib province.

“I am once again prepared, personally and physically, to get involved… with the government cooperation… to ensure such temporary [humanitarian] corridors would be feasible and guaranteed for the people so they can then return to their own places untouched,” the UN Special Envoy added.

Idlib province is one of Syria’s de-escalation zones and a remaining stronghold of insurgency in the war-torn country.

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