Syria conflict: Inside the final rebel stronghold – BBC News

The crisis inside the last rebel area in Syria is deepening, with millions of people who have long opposed the regime trapped at the border with Turkey.

The UN says it’s the greatest exodus of the war, and warns that there is now no safe shelter in Idlib.

The BBC’s Middle East Correspondent Quentin Sommerville reports.

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